Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Women on the Plantations in Sri Lanka

Fernando, D.N.

dc.contributor.author	Fernando, D.N.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-30T06:00:25Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-30T06:00:25Z
dc.date.issued	1998
dc.identifier.citation	Sørensen, E., Fernando, D. N., Hettiarachchi, I., Durongdej, S., Podhipak, A., & Skaara, B. B. (1998). Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Women on the Plantation sin Sri Lanka. Journal of tropical pediatrics, 44(5), 313-315.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5607
dc.description.abstract	A cross-sectional questionnaire survey, using the current status method for the assessment of breastfeeding, was conducted among women working in the plantations in Sri Lanka. The exclusive breastfeeding rate was 32.4 per cent. The mothers' return to work and the feeling of having insufficient milk were significantly and negatively associated with exclusive breastfeeding. Women will sometimes start with powdered milk several weeks before going back to work, suggesting that work itself is not the only reason for introducing powdered milk. Although the health authorities have endorsed the concept of exclusive breastfeeding, further health education is needed for the full acceptance of exclusive breastfeeding in the population.	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press	en_US
dc.subject	breast feeding	en_US
dc.subject	milk	en_US
dc.subject	health	en_US
dc.subject	Sri lanka	en_US
dc.subject	health education	en_US
dc.subject	job reentry	en_US
dc.subject	feelings	en_US
dc.title	Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Women on the Plantations in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US