TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chagula, Anney 
AU  - Kayange, Neema 
TI  - Assessment of the Perception and Knowledge on Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Women Attending Post Natal Clinic at Mwananyamala Hospital in Dar es Salaam
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania: 
PB  - Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] :   
KW  -  
N2  - Abstract: 

Background: Mother to child transmission of HIV can occur when fetus is in the uterus, during the process of labor and delivery and also through breastfeeding. 

Design: Cross sectional study. 

Objective: Assessment of perception and knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding among women attending postnatal care at Mwananyamala hospital. 

Population: Mothers attending postnatal clinic at Mwananyamala hospital. 

Results: One third of the women interviewed on, didn’t exclusively breastfeed their babies, neither did they know the importance of doing so. 


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