Exclusive breast-feeding is rarely practised in rural and urban Morogoro, Tanzania

Shirima, R; Greiner, Ted; Kylberg, Elisabeth; Gebre‐Medhin, M

doi:10.1079/phn200057

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Exclusive breast-feeding is rarely practised in rural and urban Morogoro, Tanzania

Published in Public Health Nutrition • Apr 1, 2001

Authors:

R Shirima

Ted Greiner

Elisabeth Kylberg

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate and compare feeding practices among infants of less than 7 months of age in a rural and an urban area in Tanzania. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based interview of mothers and focus group discussions with extension workers and community leaders. SETTING: Eleven vil...

Subject

Tanzania

Breast feeding

Rural area

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