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Abstract
The patterns of breast feeding and the effect of health education on the practice among three groups of women, namely a rural poor group, an urban poor group and an urban elite group were studied. Although the rural poor had the least knowledge about the advantages of breast feeding, the median duration of breast feeding was longest in this group and only 32% of them had introduced supplementary feeds by the end of the first month. Health education did not appear to be a critical factor in motivating these mothers to feed their children the right way. Rather, socio-economic factors particularly poverty appeared to be the compelling factor with regards to duration of breast feeding and time of introduction of supplementary feeds.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Biology; Bottle Feeding; Breast Feeding; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Health; Infant Nutrition; Macroeconomic Factors; Measurement; Mothers; Nigeria; Nutrition; Parents; Population; Population Characteristics; Prevalence; Research Methodology; Rural Population; Sampling Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Supplementary Feeding; Surveys; Urban Population; Western Africa
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Year: 1987 PMID： 3430664
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0022-5304