Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) by Subject "Breastfeeding"
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Factors influencing infant feeding prctices among HIV/AIDS-Positive mothers attending the PMTCT programme at Gulu Referral and Lacor Hospitals
(2008)Background Breastfeeding is usually the best way to feed infants, yet the advent of HIV has complicated this practice in our mothers today. There is enough evidence that exclusively breastfed infants are more protected ... -
Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Durations of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and predominant breastfeeding (PBF) from two different assessments, among the same mother-infant population, were investigated to determine the degree to which the ... -
Nutritional status and its determinants in children under five years of age in Rweibaare Parish, Bushenyi District.
(2005)Under-nutrition and infection are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. These two problems are interrelated. Under-nutrition compromises barrier function, allowing easier access by pathogens, ...