Formula-feeding practice and associated factors among urban and rural mothers with infants 0-6 months of age: a comparative study in Jimma zone Western Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Lakew Abebe (Author), Mamusha Aman (Author), Shifera Asfaw (Author), Hailay Gebreyesus (Author), Mebrahtu Teweldemedhin (Author), Abebe Mamo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Infants are in a state of rapid development and maturation; the growth rate is most rapid during the first 4 to 6 months of life. Few studies indicated that in developing countries including Ethiopia the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding is declining and being replaced by...