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Infant Feeding in Africa
Research Paper # 115048
Infant Feeding in Africa
A discussion on the worrisome infant feeding practices in Africa.
2,488 words (approx. 10 pages) |
8 sources |
APA | 2009
Paper Summary:
The paper considers the 2005 drought in Nigeria and its effects on the children of the country. The paper discusses how breast-feeding can improve the chances of infants' survival by confering natural immunities to the baby and avoiding the contaminated water and milk present in Africa. The paper then looks at the choice between breast-feeding or other substitutes in mothers infected with HIV. The paper shows how there needs to be an information and education campaign concerning breast-feeding, the HIV risks, as well as other methods of feeding infants in Africa.From the Paper:
"Africa is considered to be one of the least developed areas in the world at the moment. Despite the fact that is represents one of the richest parts of the globe, it suffers from great shortage of food, water, and minimum decent life conditions. Nonetheless, the international community is either powerless, or unwilling to properly and successfully intervene in this continuous crisis. Although most of the population suffers from the lack of adequate resources for a decent life, these shortcomings are most visible at the young population especially infants."Sample of Sources Used:
- Afolabi, et al. (2001) Malaria in the first 6 months of life in urban African infants with anemia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 65, Issue 6, 822-827. Retrieved 26 March 2008, from http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/65/6/822
- Andersson, H. (2005). Niger's children continue dying. BBC News. Retrieved 26 March 2008, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4274728.stm
- Andersson, H. (2005). Niger children starving to death. BBC News. Retrieved 26 March 2008, from, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4695355.stm
- Aneki (2008) Countries with the Highest Infant Mortality Rates in the World. Aneki Web page. Retrieved 26 March 2008, from http://www.aneki.com/mortality.html
- Coutsoudis, A. (2000) Influence of infant feeding patterns on early mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 in Durban, South Africa. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Natal, Congella, South Africa.
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Infant Feeding in Africa (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Infant-Feeding-in-Africa/115048
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"Infant Feeding in Africa" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Infant-Feeding-in-Africa/115048>
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