Exclusive breastfeeding in Sri Lanka: problems of interpretation of reported rates
SB Agampodi, TC Agampodi, A De Silva - International breastfeeding …, 2009 - Springer
Accurate interpretation of reported breastfeeding rates is essential in understanding the true
picture of a country's breastfeeding status. In Sri Lanka, where the reported exclusive
breastfeeding (EBF) rate among infants aged from 0 to 5 months is 75%, accurate
understanding of this rate is of the utmost importance. The danger of misinterpreting the data
and assuming that Sri Lanka has achieved a high EBF rate is that health workers begin to
believe that no further effort should be made in this area. This is very dangerous as the …
picture of a country's breastfeeding status. In Sri Lanka, where the reported exclusive
breastfeeding (EBF) rate among infants aged from 0 to 5 months is 75%, accurate
understanding of this rate is of the utmost importance. The danger of misinterpreting the data
and assuming that Sri Lanka has achieved a high EBF rate is that health workers begin to
believe that no further effort should be made in this area. This is very dangerous as the …
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