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KMID : 0358119880140010059
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Journal of the Korean Public Health Association
1988 Volume.14 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.67
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A STUDY ON CHILD NUTRITION
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A survey covering 787 mothers was conducted in Seoul during August and September 1987 and the results are as follows:
1. 79.4% of mothers breastfed their young children during the first month and 31.2% started breastfeeding from the 3rd day after delivery. Higher percentage of mothers who used artificial feeding was found among mothers with high -education, higher income, urban natives, and jobs. The main causes of artificial-feeding were lack of breast milk (48.8/) and mother´s, job (15.0%).
2. 80.4% of mothers began the weaning between 3 and 6 months after delivery: The most difficulties in the weaning practice were (a) the baby did not eat well (41.9%) and (b) diarrhea or other infections (17.3%):. -
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