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- Title
The Recent Revival of Breast-Feeding in the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Authors
Monteiro, Carlos Augusto; Zuniga, Hilda P.P.; Benicio, Maria Helena D'A.; Rea, Marina Ferreira; Tudisco, Eliete S.; Sigulem, Dirce M.
- Abstract
Abstract: A random sampling of children under age five in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1984/85, disclosed the median duration of breast-feeding to be 3.5 months and the duration of exclusive breast-feeding, 2.0 months. A comparison of these figures with those of a similar survey carried out in the same city in 1973/74 revealed a substantial increase in both the Frequency and duration of breast-feeding. The trend was evident in all socioeconomic strata but most marked among women from higher income and educational levels.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BREASTFEEDING promotion; CHILDREN; STATISTICAL sampling; CHILDREN of working mothers; WORKING mothers; BREASTFEEDING; RICH people; CITIES &; towns; HEALTH
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1987, Vol 77, Issue 8, p964
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.77.8.964