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Qualitative exploration of perceived barriers of exclusive breastfeeding among pregnant teenagers in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

Abstract Background The World Health Organization endorses exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of every child's life since exclusive breastfeeding has the potential of saving thousands of infants' lives. The global exclusive breastfeeding rate among mothers is sub-optimal. Thi...

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Main Authors:	Angela Kwartemaa Acheampong (Author), Makombo Ganga-Limando (Author), Lydia Aziato (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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