Open AccessBreastfeeding trends in the Philippines, 1973 and 1983.
Author(s) -
Barry M. Popkin,
John S. Akin,
Wilhelm Flieger,
Emy Wong
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.1.32
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , breast feeding , demography , environmental health , table (database) , breast milk , pediatrics , sociology , database , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry
This paper examines comparable national surveys of breastfeeding from the Philippines carried out in 1973 and 1983. The probability of breastfeeding at selected infant ages is estimated, using the weighted life table. The conclusions are that a 5 per cent decline in the proportion of infants ever breast-fed occurred during the referenced period, and that median length of breastfeeding remained essentially the same.