Open AccessPREDICTORS OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 12 MONTHS IN MKURANGA DISTRICT, COAST REGION - TANZANIA
Author(s) -
Doris Katana,
Abela Z. Tw’inomjuni,
Eliasaph Kurwijila Mwana,
Nyamizi Julius,
Josephine Manase
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epra international journal of multidisciplinary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3662
DOI - 10.36713/epra7008
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , tanzania , medicine , breast feeding , duration (music) , breast milk , environmental health , pediatrics , demography , geography , art , literature , environmental planning , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry
The predictors of EBF on the study area were knowledge on the duration of EBF and the time spent to empty one breast. Strategies targeting on improving breastfeeding knowledge and skills among mothers as well as elderly women may help to improve EBF in Mkuranga District.