Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Exclusive breastfeeding"

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Psychosocial barriers and enablers of exclusive breastfeeding: lived experiences of mothers in low-income townships, North West Province, South Africa

Witten, Chantell; Claasen, Nicole; Kruger, Herculina S.; Grobler, Herman; Coutsoudis, Anna (BMC, 2020)

Background:Despite national efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), South Africa’s EBF rate is only 32 %.The aim of this study was to examine the rate of EBF discontinuation and the lived experiences of ...
A systematic review of reviews on effective home, family and community based interventions from low- and middle-in-come countries to inform the breastfeeding action plan for South Africa

Witten, Chantell Beverley; Kruger, Salome; Taljaard, Chrisitine; Kahler, Belinda; Verstraeten, Roosmarijn (Karger, 2017)

Background and objectives: South Africa has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates globally and an exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rate below 10%. If South Africa is to to reach the World Health ...