The recent revival of breast-feeding in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Extract: A random sampling of children under age five in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1984/85, disclosed the median duration of breast-feeding to be 3.5 months and the duration of exclusive breast-feeding, 2.0 months. A comparison of these figures with those of a similar survey carried out in the same city in...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1987-08, Vol.77 (8), p.964-966
Main Authors: Monteiro, C.A, Zuniga, H.P.P, Benicio, M.H.D'A, Rea, M.F, Tudisco, E.S, Sigulem, D.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ALIMENTACION INFANTIL
ALIMENTATION DU NOURRISSON
ALLAITEMENT
Biological and medical sciences
BRASIL
Brazil
Breast Feeding
BRESIL
Data Collection
Educational Status
ESPACE URBAIN
ESTRUCTURA SOCIAL
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Income
Infant
Infant, Newborn
LACTANCIA
Medical sciences
Prevention and actions
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...)
STRUCTURE SOCIALE
TENDENCE
TENDENCIAS
Time Factors
Tropical medicine
Urban Population
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
ZONAS URBANAS
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Summary:Extract: A random sampling of children under age five in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1984/85, disclosed the median duration of breast-feeding to be 3.5 months and the duration of exclusive breast-feeding, 2.0 months. A comparison of these figures with those of a similar survey carried out in the same city in 1973/74 revealed a substantial increase in both the frequency and duration of breast-feeding. The trend was evident in all socioeconomic strata but most marked among women from higher income and education levels.(author)
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.77.8.964