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The impact of urbanization and socio-economic status on infant feeding practices in Lagos, Nigeria.

Food & Nutrition Bulletin, Volume 7, No. 1, Year 1985

The study involved 558 urban women, most of whom had little or no formal education. Finds a decline in the prevalence and duration of breast feeding among urban Nigerians; this decline is explained by the overwhelming competing factors of urban existence resulting from poverty.-from Authors
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Citations: 9
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Nigeria
Participants Gender
Female