Prelacteal feeding among infants within the first week of birth in eastern Uganda: evidence from a health facility-based cross-sectional study

• Hlavní autoři: Racheal Akello (Autor), Derrick Kimuli (Autor), Stephen Okoboi (Autor), Alimah Komuhangi (Autor), Jonathan Izudi (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Abstract Background Prelacteal feeding hinders early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding but is understudied in Uganda. We examined the prevalence and factors associated with prelacteal feeding among postpartum mothers in Kamuli district in rural eastern Uganda. Methods We conduc...