In:
Demography, Duke University Press, Vol. 28, No. 2 ( 1991-05-01), p. 181-199
Abstract:
There has been much controversy about the impact of the health sector and the infant food industry on breast-feeding behavior. This study links causal factors to breast-feeding decisions, using a longitudinal survey of more than 3,000 Filipino mother-infant pairs. Most factors decreasing the likelihood that mothers will breast-feed seem to be related to family economics. Delivery in a private hospital, urban residence, high income, absence of spouse, and having worked for wages affect adversely the initiation of breast-feeding. Formula advertising and distribution of samples appear to have relatively little impact on feeding decisions.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0070-3370
,
1533-7790
Language:
English
Publisher:
Duke University Press
Publication Date:
1991
detail.hit.zdb_id:
280612-5
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2010091-7
SSG:
3,4
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