2011
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding; validity of retrospective assessment at nine months of age
Agampodi SB, Fernando S, Dharmaratne SD, Agampodi TC. Duration of exclusive breastfeeding; validity of retrospective assessment at nine months of age. BMC Pediatrics 2011, 11: 80. PMID: 21917175, PMCID: PMC3189116, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild health development recordDuration of EBFExclusive breastfeedingRetrospective dataMaternal recallCohort studyEBF durationPregnancy recordsCessation of EBFMethodsA cohort studyMothers' recall dataRetrospective cohort studyProportion of infantsPublic health midwivesMother-infant pairsRecall dataMonths of ageBaseline data collectionStructured questionnaireMedian durationStudy cohortResultsA totalProspective dataSixth monthCase control
2007
Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis
Agampodi SB, Agampodi TC, Piyaseeli UK. Breastfeeding practices in a public health field practice area in Sri Lanka: a survival analysis. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007, 2: 13. PMID: 17927840, PMCID: PMC2092417, DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-2-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExclusive breastfeedingSurvival analysisMedical officersField practice areaInfant feeding recommendationsChild welfare clinicsInappropriate feeding practicesCross-sectional studyHealth areaSocio-demographic factorsFormula feedingMedian durationConsecutive infantsBottle feedingWelfare clinicsSixth monthInclusion criteriaBreastfeedingFeeding problemsFeeding practicesFeeding recommendationsBivariate analysisInfantsFourth monthLow levels