Relatıonshıps Between Duratıon Of Breast - Feedıng And Mothers Demographıc Characterıstıcs
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The study was held in Trabzon in a sample of 1165 mothers vvho at least one child. It was found that 6.4 % of mothers did not breast - feed their last child. The duration of breast - feeding vvas affected by mother’s education and age. The higher the mother s education, the percentage of children breast - fed vvas decreased. On the other hand, duration of breast - feeding vvas found longer in rural areas than urban and according to the increase in the number of chidren and mother's age. If early cessation of breast, feeding occurred, 75.6 % of mothers from rural areas intended to feed the baby with covv’s milk, while 51.9 % of mothers from urban prefered commcrcial formulas.
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1988-12-31
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Hayran O, Nuhoğlu A, Çakmakçı T. Relatıonshıps Between Duratıon Of Breast - Feedıng And Mothers Demographıc Characterıstıcs. Bes Diy Derg [Internet]. 1988 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Dec. 25];17(2):183-9. Available from: https://beslenmevediyetdergisi.org/index.php/bdd/article/view/752
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