Browsing College of Health Sciences (CHS) by Author "Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S."
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Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Health workers’ counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern ... -
Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Wamani, Henry; Karamagi, Charles A. S.; Semiyaga, Nulu; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (BioMed Central, 2007-03-01)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the best feeding alternative for infants up to six months and has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. It also seems to lower HIV-1 transmission compared ...