Determination of Factors Affecting Exclusive Breastfeeding for the First 6 Months among Turkish Mothers with Children Aged 0-2 Years

Abstract

World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) proposes that the infants are fed with mother’s milk exclusively for the first 6 months starting from birth, and feeding with appropriate supplementary food and breast feeding should continue until the ABSTRACT Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting the exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months among mothers with children aged 0-2 years.