Autonomy and infant feeding decision-making among teenage mothers in a rural and urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Main Authors: Ngcwalisa Amanda Jama (Author), Aurene Wilford (Author), Lyn Haskins (Author), Anna Coutsoudis (Author), Lenore Spies (Author), Christiane Horwood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The nutritional status of infants born to teenage mothers can be sub-optimal compared to those born to older mothers. One contributing factor is inappropriate feeding practices adopted by teenage mothers. Little is known about how infant feeding decisions are made among teenage m...