Journal of Pregnancy and Child Health
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Tefera Belachew

College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Population and Family Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.

Biography

Tefera Belachew is Professor of Human Nutrition and Dean of School of Graduate Studies at Jimma University. He served Jimma University as Medical Director of Jimma Teaching Health Center and as Head of the Population and Family Health Department. He is the recipient of Gold Medal and Certificate of Merit for Outstanding performance as a young researcher by the Ethiopian Public Health Association and the John River’s Prize for outstanding performance. He has published extensively.

Publications

Predictors of Optimal Breastfeeding Practices Among Mothers Who Have Less Than 24 Months of Age Children in Misha District, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia

Background: Inappropriate infant feeding practices and infectious disease constitute about 60% of the infant and young child death globally. About 2/3 of these deaths are attributable to sub-optimal breastfeeding practices. Even though breast feeding is accepted and praised behaviour, mothers do not always follow the recommendations on breast feedi... Read More»

Mulatu Abageda, Tefera Belachew, Aletyework Mokonen and Belayneh Hamdela

Research Article: J Preg Child Health 2015, 2:182

DOI: 10.4172/2376-127X.1000182

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