title: Social and economic factors related to breast-feeding durations in Tanzania.
abstract: Some social and economic factors related to breast-feeding durations in Tanzania are analysed using current status data taken from the 1991-92 Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey. Proportional hazards and proportional odds models are estimated. The results show that breast-feeding durations vary according to the region of residence of the mother and child (and whether they are living in a rural or an urban area), the age of the mother at the time of the birth, the order of the birth, and the mother's religion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hinde
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mturi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016017:Odds Ratio; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013636:Tanzania; D013997:Time Factors