Open AccessSocio-Demographic and Clinical Correlates of Exclusive Breastfeeding practices up to Six Months of Age
Author(s) -
Anil C Mathew,
Jibin K Benny,
Dona Maria Philip,
C Dhanya,
Melvin Joy,
V Sandhiya,
Sowmya Ramesh,
K Neelakandan
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2091-0800
DOI - 10.3126/nje.v9i3.21179
Subject(s) - medicine , breastfeeding , logistic regression , psychological intervention , breast feeding , pediatrics , demography , outpatient clinic , developing country , economics , economic growth , psychiatry , sociology
According to the recommendations from The World Health Organization, exclusive breast feeding (EBF) should be given to infants for the first six months for healthy growth and development. However, developing countries have a wide range of variation in the practice of EBF. From this study, we aim to estimate the duration of EBF and find the impact of socio-demographic characteristics on EBF.