Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Duration

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Liu ◽  
Lijuan Qiao ◽  
Fenglian Xu ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Analysis models for variables associated with breastfeeding duration

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edson Theodoro dos S. Neto ◽  
Eliana Zandonade ◽  
Adauto Oliveira Emmerich
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Regression Model ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Adjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Bottle Feeding ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Factors Associated

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.

Prenatal Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Duration: Recommendations for Prenatal Interventions

Birth ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia O'Campo ◽  
Ruth R. Faden ◽  
Andrea C. Gielen ◽  
Mei Cheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Prenatal Factors ◽  
Prenatal Interventions

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

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.

scholarly journals Factors associated with longer breastfeeding duration in Mexican working mothers

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

scholarly journals Ecology and policy for exclusive breastfeeding in Colombia: a proposal

2012 ◽  
pp. 206-211 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Duration

Medicina ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Breastfeeding Duration: A Survival Analysis—Data from a Regional Immunization Survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Robert ◽  
Y. Coppieters ◽  
B. Swennen ◽  
M. Dramaix
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Proportional Hazards Model ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Professional Advice ◽  
Prenatal Health ◽  
Factors Associated

Objective. To report the duration of and factors associated with exclusive and any breastfeeding among the French-speaking community of Belgium (Wallonia).Material and Methods. A two-stage cluster sample was drawn from the population of children aged 18–24 months living in the area in 2012. Anamnestic data on breastfeeding and sociodemographic information were collected from 525 mothers. Cox’s proportional hazards model was used to identify factors associated with discontinuing breastfeeding.Results and Discussion. Only 35.1% of the women were satisfied with their duration of any breastfeeding. At 3 months, 54.1% of the infants were breastfed, of which 40.6% exclusively, with these percentages falling to 29.1% and 12.6% at 6 months. Exclusive and any breastfeeding durations were independently positively associated (P<0.05) with foreign-born mothers, awareness of WHO recommendations, and maternity leave >3 months. Exclusive BF duration was associated with higher parental income and the prenatal decision to breastfeed. The duration of any breastfeeding was associated with the mothers’ age of ≥30 years and whether they were exclusively breastfeeding at discharge from the maternity unit.Conclusions. Programs promoting and supporting BF should concentrate on training prenatal health-care professionals. Prenatal professional advice may promote adherence to WHO BF guidelines. The benefits of exclusive BF should be emphasized. Pregnant women should be discouraged from introducing supplementary feeding in the maternity ward.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Associated with Under Nutrition among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Ngoma District, Rwanda

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-20
Author(s):  
Dukuzimana Marie Alice ◽  
Bizimana Eric Gustave ◽  
Michael Habtu ◽  
Habineza Alphonse ◽  
Rutayisire Erigene
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Normal Birth ◽  
Under Nutrition ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
Continuous Support ◽  
Study Participants

In Rwanda, 38% children aged 6-59 months are stunted. In Ngoma District, stunting rate is estimated at 41% among the children aged below 5 years. The study objective was to evaluate the prevalence and factors contributing to under nutrition among children aged 6- 59 months in Ngoma District. Cluster sampling was used to determine the study participants for each sector within 14 sectors by considering the sample size of 442. The WHO Anthro software version 3.2.2 was used to determine the nutritional status of the children. SPSS version 24 was used for analysis. Of 442 children participated in the study 50.9% of them were females, 24.4% were aged 15-23 months and the majority of children (89.8%) born with normal birth weight. Study findings revealed that the prevalence of under nutrition was 33.7% for stunting, 3.6% for wasting and 6.6% underweighted. Poor sanitation facility (AOR: 4.1, 95%CI: 1.83-9.3, p=0.001), poor diet (AOR: 1.9, 95%CI: 1.18-3, p=0.008) were significantly associated with stunting. Factors such as lack of hand-washing facilities (AOR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.013-6.3, p=0.047), not eat vegetables (AOR: 4.4, 95%CI: 1.7-10.96, p=0.001), and not eat fishes (AOR: 4.1, 95%CI: 1.6-10.6, p=0.003) were associated with wasting. Short breastfeeding duration (AOR: 4.5, 95%CI: 2.9-7.2, p=0.001), not eat vegetables (AOR: 1.9; 95%CI: 1.1-3.05, p=0.008), and not eat eggs (AOR: 2, 95%CI: 1.3-2.9, p=0.001) were associated with underweight. Poor families with under-five children need continuous support that will assist them to improve nutritional status of their children.

Factors Associated With Extended Breastfeeding in India

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arpit R. Mehta ◽  
Sigamani Panneer ◽  
Suparna Ghosh-Jerath ◽  
Elizabeth F. Racine
Keyword(s):  
Median Duration ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
World Health ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding

Background: Extended breastfeeding duration is common in India. Extended breastfeeding protects the infant from infectious disease and promotes child spacing. In the 1990s, the median breastfeeding duration in India was 24 months. Research aim: This study aimed to investigate the median duration of breastfeeding in India and to identify the factors associated with extended breastfeeding to 24 months as recommended by the World Health Organization. Methods: This cross-sectional data analysis used nationally representative data from the 2011–2012 Indian Human Development Survey II. The outcome in this study was extended breastfeeding defined as breastfeeding to 24 months or more. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with extended breastfeeding. Results: The median duration of breastfeeding was 12 months; approximately 25% of women breastfed 24 months or more. Women were at greater odds of breastfeeding 24 months or more if the infant was a boy compared with a girl, if the women lived in a rural area compared with an urban area, if the women were married at a young age (< 17 vs. 20 years or older at marriage), and if the delivery was assisted by a friend or relative compared with a doctor. Conclusion: The median duration of breastfeeding has decreased by 50% from 1992–1993 to 2011–2012. The women who continue to breastfeed 24 months or more tend to be more traditional (i.e., living in rural areas, marrying young, and having family/friends as birth attendants). Further research to study the health effect of decreased breastfeeding duration is warranted.

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