A cohort study of feeding patterns and health outcomes of infants in the Rufiji district of Tanzania

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Elisaria, Ester
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	Curtin University 2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/970

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