Gail Savina

Dados Biográficos

ID5993329
NOMEGail Savina
PRENOMESGail
SOBRENOMESavina
ASSINATURASAVINA G
AFILIAÇÕESFamily Health International 360
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS2
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR2
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1989
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO1992
ÍNDICE H1

  • Breastfeeding education and infant health in the rural Philippines

    Ramonita M Nakao, Kathy I Kennedy et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition1992

    A breastfeeding education program was conducted among women in a rural area of the Philippines. Infant feeding practices and illness episodes in the group were measured and compared with those in a control community. A significantly greater percent of infants remained healthy in the education community from month 2 to 7, even after results were controlled for maternal age and education. Regular supplementation was apparently not linked with illne…

  • The Effect of a Breastfeeding Education Program on Lactational Amenorrhea in the Philippines

    Gail Savina, Kathy Kennedy et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1989Citada por: 1

    A study was conducted in two communities in the rural Philippines to determine whether breastfeeding mothers could intensify their nursing enough to increase the period of lactational amenorrhea. Women in one community were exposed to a breastfeeding education program before the birth and during lactation, while women in the other community served as a comparison group. Increased breastfeeding was observed in the group that received breastfeeding…