Factors associated with breastfeeding practice for at least six months in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Batista Filho, Malaquias¹  Caminha, Maria de Fátima Costa¹  Cavalcanti, Sandra Hipólito¹  Figueiroa, José Natal¹  Cruz, Rachel de Sá Barreto Luna Callou¹  Serva, Vilneide Maria Santos Braga Diegues¹  Lira, Pedro Israel Cabral de² 

[1] Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Brasil;Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil

关键词: Breast feeding;    Milk;    human;    Weaning;    Health promotion;    Women's health;    Child health;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1980-5497201500010016

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Despite the scientific consensus on the benefits that breastfeeding provides for the mother, the baby, the family and the environment, and also the recommendation to breastfeed exclusively for six months, this practice is far from being achieved. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for at least six month, as opposed to weaning up to the second month of life in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. METHODS: A case-control study of 124 cases (EBF for at least six months) matched for age and sex with 248 controls (weaning up to the second month of life). Cases and controls were drawn from the III State Health and Nutrition Survey. The exposure variables selected were maternal age and education, per capita income, housing zone, prenatal consultations, type of delivery, professional who assisted the delivery, and prenatal breastfeeding guidance. Logistic regression was applied to variables that showed a p-value < 0.2 in the bivariate analysis, and the variables with p-value < 0.05 were included in the final model. RESULTS: Of the eight groups of variables considered as possible predictors of EBF for at least six months, two remained as associated factors: maternal age between 20 - 35 years old, with odds ratio (OR) 2.5 and 95% confidence interval 95%CI 1.4 - 4.5; and maternal education of 5 - 8 years of schooling (OR 2.1; 95%CI 1.2 - 3.6). CONCLUSION: The study shows that mobilization of the public sector and stimulus to research is still needed for the success of EBF and for mother and child health.

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