A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania
A mother-infant pair cohort study with 1302 participants was undertaken in the Rufiji district of rural Tanzania. Almost all infants (99%) were breastfed but only 2% were exclusively breastfed until six months of age. Lower maternal and paternal education levels, the use of pre-lacteal feeds, religi...
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| description | A mother-infant pair cohort study with 1302 participants was undertaken in the Rufiji district of rural Tanzania. Almost all infants (99%) were breastfed but only 2% were exclusively breastfed until six months of age. Lower maternal and paternal education levels, the use of pre-lacteal feeds, religion and maternal ownership of a radio were associated with exclusive breastfeeding. There was no statistical significant difference in growth and infection rates between exclusively and non-exclusively breastfed infants. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-9702017-02-20T06:41:34Z A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania Elisaria, Ester A mother-infant pair cohort study with 1302 participants was undertaken in the Rufiji district of rural Tanzania. Almost all infants (99%) were breastfed but only 2% were exclusively breastfed until six months of age. Lower maternal and paternal education levels, the use of pre-lacteal feeds, religion and maternal ownership of a radio were associated with exclusive breastfeeding. There was no statistical significant difference in growth and infection rates between exclusively and non-exclusively breastfed infants. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/970 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Elisaria, Ester A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania |
| title | A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania |
| title_full | A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania |
| title_short | A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania |
| title_sort | cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the rufiji district of tanzania |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/970 |