Prevalence and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding among Bangladeshi mothers: A nationwide cross-sectional study

• Md. Ariful Islam,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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• ASMA Mamun,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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• Md. Murad Hossain,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh

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• Premananda Bharati,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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• Aik Saw,

  Roles Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence for Research and Learning (NOCERAL), Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Pete E. Lestrel,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Sections of Orthodontics and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

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• Md. Golam Hossain

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: hossain95@yahoo.com

  Affiliation Department of Statistics, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3822-5489

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