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Title:The relationship between child breastfeeding and infant health: the case of Rukungiri district in Uganda
Authors:Mutekanga, Esau N.ISNI
Atekyereza, Peter R.ISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080)
Volume:22
Issue:2
Pages:63-82
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs., ills.
Geographic terms:Uganda
East Africa
Subjects:breastfeeding
child health
malnutrition
Medicine, Nutrition, Public Health
Infants--Health and hygiene
Rukungiri District (Uganda)
Malnutrition in children
Abstract:This paper is based on a study that was conducted in 2004 in Rukungiri district, Uganda, to investigate the relationship between early childhood nutritional practices, particularly breastfeeding, and child health. It looks at factors such as breastfeeding duration (in terms of months), breastfeeding frequency (in terms of number of times per day), time taken by mothers for each breastfeeding 'session', personal hygiene, and the relationship between breastfeeding habits and mothers' level of education as well as their occupation. The study shows that child malnutrition in Uganda is high and is partly explained by breastfeeding habits. Bibliogr., note, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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