Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity in Mothers Returning to Paid Employment Postpartum

OBJECTIVE To analyze the factors associated with breastfeeding duration by two statistical models. METHODS A population-based cohort study was conducted with 86 mothers and newborns from two areas primary covered by the National Health System, with high rates of infant mortality in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. During 30 months, 67 (78%) children and mothers were visited seven times at home by trained interviewers, who filled out survey forms. Data on food and sucking habits, socioeconomic and maternal characteristics were collected. Variables were analyzed by Cox regression models, considering duration of breastfeeding as the dependent variable, and logistic regression (dependent variables, was the presence of a breastfeeding child in different post-natal ages). RESULTS In the logistic regression model, the pacifier sucking (adjusted Odds Ratio: 3.4; 95%CI 1.2-9.55) and bottle feeding (adjusted Odds Ratio: 4.4; 95%CI 1.6-12.1) increased the chance of weaning a child before one year of age. Variables associated to breastfeeding duration in the Cox regression model were: pacifier sucking (adjusted Hazard Ratio 2.0; 95%CI 1.2-3.3) and bottle feeding (adjusted Hazard Ratio 2.0; 95%CI 1.2-3.5). However, protective factors (maternal age and family income) differed between both models. CONCLUSIONS Risk and protective factors associated with cessation of breastfeeding may be analyzed by different models of statistical regression. Cox Regression Models are adequate to analyze such factors in longitudinal studies.

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Examining the Factors Associated with Paid Employment of Clients Enrolled in First Episode of Psychosis Programs

Schizophrenia Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2012/739616 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Carolyn S. Dewa ◽

Lucy Trojanowski ◽

Chiachen Cheng ◽

Desmond Loong

Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Factors ◽

Employment Status ◽

Educational Development ◽

First Episode Psychosis ◽

First Episode ◽

Future Directions ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Paid Employment ◽

Episode Psychosis ◽

Psychosocial Programs

Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating mental disorders. For a significant portion of individuals who suffer from this disorder, onset occurs in young adulthood, arresting important social and educational development that is necessary for future successful labor force participation. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature about clients enrolled in first episode psychosis programs and psychosocial outcomes by examining the factors associated with paid employment among young adults who have experienced their first psychotic episodes. In this paper, we consider the association of socioeconomic factors to employment. Our results suggest that in addition to treatment, socioeconomic factors such as receipt of public disability benefits and educational attainment are associated with employment status. These results can help to inform future directions for the enhancement of psychosocial programs in FEP models to promote paid employment.

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Prenatal Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Duration: Recommendations for Prenatal Interventions

Birth ◽

10.1111/j.1523-536x.1992.tb00402.x ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 195-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 110

Author(s):

Patricia O'Campo ◽

Ruth R. Faden ◽

Andrea C. Gielen ◽

Mei Cheng Wang

Keyword(s):

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Prenatal Factors ◽

Prenatal Interventions

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Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation and continuation in Canadian-born and non-Canadian-born women: a multi-centre study

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980021004699 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-31

Author(s):

Rishma Chooniedass ◽

Marie Tarrant ◽

Sarah Turner ◽

Heidi Sze Lok Fan ◽

Katie Del Buono ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Maternal Smoking ◽

Maternal Age ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Current Smoker ◽

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Breastfeeding Initiation ◽

Multi Centre Study ◽

Smoking During Pregnancy ◽

Lower Odds ◽

Factors Associated

Abstract Objective: To identify factors associated with breastfeeding initiation and continuation in Canadian-born and non-Canadian-born women. Design: Prospective cohort of mothers and infants born from 2008–2012: the CHILD Cohort Study. Setting: General community setting in four Canadian provinces. Participants: 3455 pregnant women from Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Toronto between 2008 and 2012. Results: Of 3010 participants included in this study, the majority were Canadian-born (75.5%). Breastfeeding initiation rates were high in both non-Canadian-born (95.5%) and Canadian-born participants (92.7%). The median breastfeeding duration was 10 months in Canadian-born participants and 11 months in non-Canadian-born participants. Among Canadian-born participants, factors associated with breastfeeding initiation and continuation were older maternal age, higher maternal education, living with their partner, and recruitment site. Rooming-in during the hospital stay was also associated with higher rates of breastfeeding initiation, but not continuation at 6-months postpartum. Factors associated with non-initiation of breastfeeding and cessation at 6-months postpartum were maternal smoking, living with a current smoker, cesarean birth, and early-term birth. Among non-Canadian-born participants, maternal smoking during pregnancy was associated with lower odds of breastfeeding initiation, and lower odds of breastfeeding continuation at 6 months, and older maternal age and recruitment site were associated with breastfeeding continuation at 6 months. Conclusions: Although Canadian-born and non-Canadian-born women in the CHILD cohort have similar breastfeeding initiation rates, breastfeeding initiation and continuation are more strongly associated with sociodemographic characteristics in Canadian-born participants. Recruitment site was strongly associated with breastfeeding continuation in both groups and may indicate geographic disparities in breastfeeding rates nationally.

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Factors associated with paid employment 12 months after stroke in A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT)

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.rehab.2021.101565 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 101565

Author(s):

Stephen Cain ◽

Leonid Churilov ◽

Janice M Collier ◽

Lilian B Carvalho ◽

Karen Borschmann ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Early Rehabilitation ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Paid Employment

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Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Duration

Journal of Human Lactation ◽

10.1177/0890334413477240 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 253-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Ping Liu ◽

Lijuan Qiao ◽

Fenglian Xu ◽

Min Zhang ◽

Yan Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Factors Associated

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Remission in the outpatient care of schizophrenia: 3-Year results from the Schizophrenia Outpatients Health Outcomes (SOHO) Study in France

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.03.012 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (7) ◽

pp. 491-496 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Isabelle Gasquet ◽

Josep Maria Haro ◽

Stéphanie Tcherny-Lessenot ◽

Florence Chartier ◽

Jean-Pierre Lépine

Keyword(s):

Health Outcomes ◽

Clinical Severity ◽

Lower Probability ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Conventional Antipsychotics ◽

Paid Employment ◽

Lower Likelihood ◽

Outcomes Study ◽

Symptomatic Remission

AbstractObjectiveTo analyse the contribution of socio-demographics, clinical profile and psychotropic treatment on remission in patients with schizophrenia.MethodsAmong 933 French outpatients recruited in the European observational Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcomes study (SOHO), 563 were followed-up for 3 years, had at most one missing visit, and were included in the analysis. Symptomatic remission was defined as a score of 3 (mild severity) or less on the Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia (CGI) overall, positive, negative and cognitive symptom scales, maintained for at least 6 months and without hospitalization. A logistic regression model was used to analyse the factors associated with time in remission.Results60.6% of patients achieved remission during the 3-year follow-up. Patients never treated before inclusion in the study (OR = 2.3) and those having paid employment (OR = 1.4) were more likely to achieve remission. Higher baseline clinical severity was associated with a significantly lower likelihood of achieving remission: CGI overall (OR = 0.67), CGI positive (OR = 0.85) and CGI negative (OR = 0.74). Compared with olanzapine, other atypicals (OR = 0.71) and conventional antipsychotics (OR = 0.69) were associated with a lower probability of achieving remission.ConclusionsRemission can be achieved in a high proportion of patients. Factors such as being previously untreated, having paid employment and taking olanzapine are predictors of remission.

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Factors associated with longer breastfeeding duration in Mexican working mothers

Atención Primaria ◽

10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102097 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 53 (7) ◽

pp. 102097

Author(s):

Anel Ibarra-Ortega ◽

Edgar M. Vásquez-Garibay ◽

Alfredo Larrosa-Haro ◽

Barbara Vizmanos-Lamotte ◽

Jorge Castro-Albarrán

Keyword(s):

Working Mothers ◽

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Factors Associated

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Ecology and policy for exclusive breastfeeding in Colombia: a proposal

Colombia Medica ◽

10.25100/cm.v43i3.1157 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 206-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Julio Cesar Mateus Solarte

Keyword(s):

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Surveillance Systems ◽

Comprehensive Planning ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Planning Strategies ◽

Institutional Strategies ◽

Healthcare Interventions ◽

Duration Of Breastfeeding

Introduction: Breastfeeding promotion is one of the most important strategies against infant mortality and to control child undernourishment. Despite policies and plans to promote and protect breastfeeding in Colombia, its practice is low and its duration is short. Objective: To propose an ecology framework to interpret and incorporate contextual, interpersonal, and individual factors associated with the practice of breastfeeding and duration. Thereby, the plans and policies addressed to promote and protect breastfeeding in Colombia could be reinforced. Conclusions: To implement an ecology framework for Breastfeeding in Colombia, it is necessary to identify the effect of contextual factors in the biggest cultural regions of Colombia, to recognize the limitations of Infant-Friendly Hospital Initiatives to improve exclusive breastfeeding duration, to execute prospective studies in order to identify factors associated with breastfeeding duration, to design and implement plans and policies based on comprehensive planning strategies of healthcare interventions, to develop appropriate and cost-effective extra-institutional strategies aimed at prolonging the duration of breastfeeding, and to implement more reliable breastfeeding surveillance systems.

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Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Duration

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina49090065 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 49 (9) ◽

pp. 65

Author(s):

Giedra Levinienė ◽

Eglė Tamulevičienė ◽

Jolanta Kudzytė ◽

Aušra Petrauskienė ◽

Apolinaras Zaborskis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

National Policy ◽

Family Health ◽

Married Women ◽

World Health ◽

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Breastfeeding Support ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Organization Strategy ◽

One Year ◽

Health Organization

Background and Objective. The assessment of the factors associated with breastfeeding duration helps in creation of a national policy according to the World Health Organization strategy and recommendations. The objective of the study was to identify the factors associated with breastfeeding duration. Material and Methods. These analyses are based on a sample of mothers with babies attending one family health center in Kaunas, Lithuania. Completed questionnaires were obtained from 195 mothers (response rate, 97.5%). One year later, the same respondents, who had 1-year-old children, answered questions of the second questionnaire. Results. Half (53.8%) of the surveyed women breastfed for 3–5 months, 29.7% for 6 months and more, and 16.5% of the respondents breastfed for less than 3 months. The oldest (31–40 years) women breastfed their babies significantly longer than the youngest (<20 years) mothers. The mothers with a higher education breastfed their babies significantly longer than the less educated mothers. The married women breastfed longer than single or living with a partner. The mothers who did not give extra fluids and pacifiers breastfed significantly longer than the women who gave them. The majority of the mothers who had sore nipples, milk stasis, and mastitis breastfed for only up to 3 months. Conclusions. Mothers at risk of short breastfeeding duration should be targeted as a group for breastfeeding promotion early in the pregnancy. The education of healthcare professionals who provide prenatal and postnatal care allows them to choose women who need additional breastfeeding support.

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