Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in children under four months old in Botucatu-SP, Brazil

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Maria Antonieta De Barros Leite Carvalhaes²  Cristina Maria Garcia De Lima Parada²  Marilene Plácido Da Costa¹ 

[1] ,São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho Botucatu Medical School

关键词: breast feeding;    human milk;    weaning;    risk factors;    lactancia materna;    leche humana;    destete;    factores de riesgo;    aleitamento materno;    leite humano;    desmame;    fatores de risco;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692007000100010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (AME) and the reasons mothers presented to introduce complementary feeding in the first four months of life. A total of 380 mothers (92.2%) of children under four months old vaccinated in a Multi-vaccination Campaign were interviewed. To identify factors associated to AME, univariate and multiple logistic regressions analyses were performed. Thirty-eight percent of the children were on AME; 33.4% consumed cow milk; 29.2% tea; and 22.4% water. The mothers justified introduction of cow milk by factors related to quantity/quality of maternal milk and "necessity" of the child. The use of a pacifier (odds ratio=2.63; CI95%=1.7-4.06) and difficulty to breastfeed (odds ratio=1.57; CI95%=1.02-2.41) were associated with the absence of AME. The populational attributable risk percentage for the use of a pacifier was estimated at 46.8 %. Thus, modifiable risk factors were associated with AME interruption.

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