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A descriptive study of demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this study was to describe the demographic and socio-economic factors influencing infant feeding practices in the Amathola district, South Africa. A survey was chosen as the design method and a structured ...
Effects of peer counselling on feeding practices of HIV positive and HIV negative women in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), (giving breast milk only without any solids or liquids), has proved to be very challenging in the South African context, although this infant feeding practice has been found to ...
Exploring the factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding within the first 14 weeks postpartum with mothers in the Khayelitsha-eastern substructure
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
Despite evidence-based proof on the benefits of breastfeeding, little progress has been made globally to improve breastfeeding rates (The Lancet, 2016), including in South Africa. Despite many attempts to improve breastfeeding ...