%0 Journal Article
%T INFLUENCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, NATIONALITY AND EDUCATION UPON THE BREAST FEEDING RATE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOJNIK
%A Milomir Ljubic
%A Bratislav Djordjevic
%A Jasmina Zdravkovic-Jovanovic
%J Acta Medica Medianae
%D 2002
%I The Faculty of Medicine in Nis
%X In the Municipality of Bojnik the overall breast-feeding rate is established. A retrospective analysis of the card file has been applied to observe a sample of 681 babies.It is established that the breast-feeding rate is 66.1%.This percentage of the babies who have been fed for 6 months and more is greater for 13,5 than in the period from 1992 to 1996.The results show that consistent acceptance and ralization of the WHO/UNICEF initiative for the breast-feeding support has led to an increase of the breast-feeding rate.
%K breast-feeding support
%K breast-feeding rate
%K village
%K town
%K Serbs
%K Romanies
%U http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2002-html/Br-1/UTICAJ%20ZIVOTNE%20SREDINE.....pdf