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International Breastfeeding Journal

Ausgabe 1/2017

Inhalt (51 Artikel)

Open Access Research

Early initiation of breastfeeding among mothers of children under the age of 24 months in Southern Ethiopia

Misrak Getnet Beyene, Nigatu Regassa Geda, Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Zuriash Mengistu Assen

Open Access Research

Breastfeeding motivation in Pomerania: Survey of neonates in Pomerania (SNiP-Study)

Anja Lange, Anke Nautsch, Kerstin Weitmann, Till Ittermann, Matthias Heckmann

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Sociocultural factors influencing breastfeeding practices in two slums in Nairobi, Kenya

Milka Wanjohi, Paula Griffiths, Frederick Wekesah, Peter Muriuki, Nelson Muhia, Rachel N. Musoke, Hillary N. Fouts, Nyovani J. Madise, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage

Open Access Review

Education and training of healthcare staff in the knowledge, attitudes and skills needed to work effectively with breastfeeding women: a systematic review

Anna Gavine, Steve MacGillivray, Mary J. Renfrew, Lindsay Siebelt, Haggi Haggi, Alison McFadden

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Breast milk DHA levels may increase after informing women: a community-based cohort study from South Dakota USA

Brian A. Juber, Kristina Harris Jackson, Kristopher B. Johnson, William S. Harris, Michelle L. Baack

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Infant feeding practices in the Saharawi refugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectional study among children from birth to six months of age

Inger Aakre, Anne Marie Lilleengen, Marie Lerseth Aarsand, Tor A. Strand, Ingrid Barikmo, Sigrun Henjum

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Have policy responses in Nigeria resulted in improvements in infant and young child feeding practices in Nigeria?

Felix A. Ogbo, Andrew Page, John Idoko, Fernanda Claudio, Kingsley E. Agho

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Predictors of appropriate breastfeeding knowledge among pregnant women in Moshi Urban, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Tamara H. Hashim, Melina Mgongo, Johnson Katanga, Jacqueline G. Uriyo, Damian J. Damian, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Margareta Wandel, Sia E. Msuya

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Exclusive breastfeeding practice and associated factors among mothers in Motta town, East Gojjam zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2015: a cross-sectional study

Tilahun Tewabe, Alemnesh Mandesh, Tenaw Gualu, Girma Alem, Getnet Mekuria, Haymanot Zeleke

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Challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending the child welfare clinic at a regional hospital in Ghana: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Abigail Kusi-Amponsah Diji, Victoria Bam, Ernest Asante, Alberta Yemotsoo Lomotey, Samuel Yeboah, Haim Acquah Owusu

Open Access Review

Stakeholder views of breastfeeding education in schools: a systematic mixed studies review of the literature

Nicola Singletary, Ellen Chetwynd, L. Suzanne Goodell, April Fogleman

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Low rate of initiation and short duration of breastfeeding in a maternal and infant home visiting project targeting rural, Southern, African American women

Jessica L. Thomson, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Melissa H. Goodman, Alicia S. Landry, Sarah E. Olender

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Prevalence and determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the early postnatal period in Sydney, Australia

Felix A. Ogbo, John Eastwood, Andrew Page, Amit Arora, Anne McKenzie, Bin Jalaludin, Elaine Tennant, Erin Miller, Jane Kohlhoff, Justine Noble, Karina Chaves, Jennifer M. Jones, John Smoleniec, Paul Chay, Bronwyn Smith, Ju-Lee Oei, Kate Short, Laura Collie, Lynn Kemp, Shanti Raman, Sue Woolfenden, Trish Clark, Victoria Blight, Valsamma Eapen, Anne Dudley, Elizabeth Paz, Jacqueline Stack, Karen Sorensen, Mary Knopp, Alison Colley, Carissa Kleiman

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Infant feeding knowledge, perceptions and practices among women with and without HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa: a survey in healthcare facilities

Coceka N. Mnyani, Carol L. Tait, Jean Armstrong, Duane Blaauw, Matthew F. Chersich, Eckhart J Buchmann, Remco P. H. Peters, James A McIntyre

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Effect of breastfeeding versus infant formula on iron status of infants with beta thalassemia major

Usama Roshdy El Safy, Manar Mohamed Fathy, Tamer Hasan Hassan, Marwa Zakaria, Mohamed Abdel Kader Al Malky, Mohamed Arafa, Hany El Sayed, Ashgan Al Ghobashy, Boshra Zaho, Attia Abdel Wahab, Mohamed Hosam Mourad

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Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding duration among 6–12 month aged children in gurage zone, South Ethiopia: a survival analysis

Abebaw Wasie Kasahun, Wako Golicha Wako, Meron Worku Gebere, Gebremariam Hailemichael Neima

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Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial

Eric N. Somé, Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen, Nicolas Nagot, Nicolas Meda, Carl Lombard, Roselyne Vallo, Marianne Peries, Chipepo Kankasa, James K. Tumwine, G. Justus Hofmeyr, Mandisa Singata, Kim Harper, Philippe Van De Perre, Thorkild Tylleskar

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Breastfeeding the late preterm infant: experiences of mothers and perceptions of public health nurses

Aliyah Dosani, Jena Hemraj, Shahirose S. Premji, Genevieve Currie, Sandra M. Reilly, Abhay K. Lodha, Marilyn Young, Marc Hall

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Correlates of early neonatal feeding practice in Dabat HDSS site, northwest Ethiopia

Terefe Derso, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Amare Tariku, Nigusie Birhan Tebeje, Zemichael Gizaw, Kindie Fentahun Muchie, Alemayehu Shimeka, Yigzaw Kebede, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Mezgebu Yitayal, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Mamo Wubeshet, Temesgen Azmeraw, Melkamu Birku, Abel Fekadu, Geta Asrade, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Adino Tesfahun, Kassahun Alemu

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Infant and young child feeding practice among mothers with 0–24 months old children in Slum areas of Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia

Yeshalem Mulugeta Demilew, Tadese Ejigu Tafere, Dereje Berhanu Abitew

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Exclusive breastfeeding and mothers’ employment status in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study

Dawit Alemayehu Chekol, Gashaw Andargie Biks, Yalemzewod Assefa Gelaw, Yayehirad Alemu Melsew

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Factors associated with intention to exclusive breastfeed in central women’s hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

Myat Pan Hmone, Mu Li, Kingsley Agho, Ashraful Alam, Michael J. Dibley

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What influences feeding decisions for HIV-exposed infants in rural Kenya?

Helen M. Nabwera, Joyline Jepkosgei, Kelly W. Muraya, Amin S. Hassan, Catherine S. Molyneux, Rehema Ali, Andrew M. Prentice, James A. Berkley, Martha K. Mwangome

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The effect of high-intensity breastfeeding on postpartum glucose tolerance in women with recent gestational diabetes

Ichiro Yasuhi, Tomoko Soda, Hiroshi Yamashita, Atsuko Urakawa, Mihoko Izumi, Yukari Kugishima, Yasushi Umezaki

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A single 24 h recall overestimates exclusive breastfeeding practices among infants aged less than six months in rural Ethiopia

Esete Habtemariam Fenta, Robel Yirgu, Bilal Shikur, Seifu Hagos Gebreyesus

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Determinants of breastfeeding initiation among mothers in Sydney, Australia: findings from a birth cohort study

Amit Arora, Narendar Manohar, Andrew Hayen, Sameer Bhole, John Eastwood, Steven Levy, Jane Anne Scott

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Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices by mothers in two rural districts of Sindh, Pakistan: a cross-sectional survey

Gul Nawaz Khan, Shabina Ariff, Ubaidullah Khan, Atif Habib, Muhammad Umer, Zamir Suhag, Imtiaz Hussain, Zaid Bhatti, Asmat Ullah, Ali Turab, Ali Ahmad Khan, Alba Cecilia Garzon, Mohammad Imran Khan, Sajid Soofi

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Determinants of early initiation of breastfeeding in rural Niger: cross-sectional study of community based child healthcare promotion

Naoko Horii, James Allman, Yves Martin-Prével, Dominique Waltisperger

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Enablers and barriers to success among mothers planning to exclusively breastfeed for six months: a qualitative prospective cohort study in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Ngcwalisa Amanda Jama, Aurene Wilford, Zandile Masango, Lyn Haskins, Anna Coutsoudis, Lenore Spies, Christiane Horwood

Open Access Review

Timely initiation of breastfeeding and its association with birth place in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Animut Alebel, Getiye Dejenu, Getachew Mullu, Nurilign Abebe, Tenaw Gualu, Setegn Eshetie

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Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in infants less than six months of age in Hawassa, an urban setting, Ethiopia

Bethlihem Adugna, Henok Tadele, Fekadu Reta, Yifru Berhan

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Implementation and evaluation of community-based drop-in centres for breastfeeding support in Victoria, Australia

Rhian L. Cramer, Helen L. McLachlan, Touran Shafiei, Lisa H. Amir, Meabh Cullinane, Rhonda Small, Della A. Forster

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children

Vundli Ramokolo, Carl Lombard, Meera Chhagan, Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen, Tanya Doherty, Ameena E. Goga, Lars Thore Fadnes, Wanga Zembe, Debra J. Jackson, Jan Van den Broeck

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Infant feeding pattern in the first six months of age in USA: a follow-up study

Wilfried Karmaus, Nelís Soto-Ramírez, Hongmei Zhang

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Predictors and barriers to breastfeeding in north of Jordan: could we do better?

Wasim Khasawneh, Ayat Abdelrahman Khasawneh