A Study of Protein Energy Malnutrition with Respect to Breast Feeding Practices in Less Than Six Year Children

Autor: Balaji V Ukarande, Ajit S Nagaonkar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: National Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 04 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0976-3325
2229-6816
Popis: Introduction: Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to en- sure child health and survival globally, less than 40% of infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed. Method: Community based, cross sectional study in rural field prac- tice area in 476 under six children Results: The Proportion of undernutrition was more in, who has not exclusively breast fed (72.92% and 44.07%, p
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