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- Title
Breastfeeding Trends in the Philippines, 1973 and 1983 .
- Authors
Popkin, Barry M.; Akin, John S.; Flieger, Wilhelm; Wong, Emelita L.
- Abstract
This paper examines comparable national surveys of breastfeeding from the Philippines carried out in 1973 and 1983. The probability of breastfeeding at selected infant ages is estimated, using the weighted life table. The conclusions are that a 5 per cent decline in the proportion of infants ever breast-fed occurred during the referenced period, and that median length of breastfeeding remained essentially the same. (Am J Public Health 1989; 79:32-35.)
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; BREASTFEEDING; SURVEYS; WEIGHT in infancy; LACTATION; MOTHER-infant relationship; INFANTS; PUBLIC health; STATISTICS
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1989, Vol 79, Issue 1, p32
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.79.1.32