Breastfeeding and Diarrhea in Brazilian Children (English)

Document Type

Further Analysis

Publication Topic(s)

Child Health, Nutrition

Country(s)

Brazil

Language

English

Author(s)

Fernando C. Barros, Cesar G. Victora and Department of Social Medicine Universidade Federal de Pelotas , Pelotas, Brazil and DHS Program, IRD/Macro, Columbia, Maryland, USA

Publication Date

March 1990

Publication ID

FA3

Abstract:

This is the final report of the analysis of information on feeding patterns with special emphasis on breastfeeding and diarrhea, collected during the 1986 Brazil DHS survey, as part of a contract authorized between the Population Council and the Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil.