Pre-lacteal Feeding Among Infants Within the FirstWeek of Birth in Eastern Uganda:Evidence From aHealth Facility-based Cross-sectional Study

dc.contributor.author	Akello, Rachael
dc.contributor.author	Kimuli, Derrick
dc.contributor.author	Okoboi, Stephen
dc.contributor.author	Komuhangi, Alimah
dc.contributor.author	Izudi, Jonathon
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-13T13:21:37Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-13T13:21:37Z
dc.date.issued	2021-05-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.ciu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1438
dc.description	pdf	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Background: Pre-lacteal feeding hinders early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding butis understudied in Uganda. We examined the prevalence and factors associated with pre-lacteal feedingamong postpartum mothers in Kamuli district in rural eastern Uganda.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study at four large healthcare facilities and randomly sampledmother-baby pairs attending postnatal care clinics.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Research Square	en_US
dc.subject	pre-lacteal feeding	en_US
dc.subject	early breastfeeding initiation	en_US
dc.subject	exclusive breastfeeding	en_US
dc.subject	Uganda	en_US
dc.title	Pre-lacteal Feeding Among Infants Within the FirstWeek of Birth in Eastern Uganda:Evidence From aHealth Facility-based Cross-sectional Study	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US