Prevalence and factors associated with no intention to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life
J. pediatr. (Rio J.)
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98(1): 39-45, Jan.-Feb. 2022. tab
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Objective:
To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with no intention to exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life in a sample of women in the first 24 h postpartum during the hospital stay.Methods:
Cross-sectional study with data from screening phase of a birth cohort. The proportion of mothers who did not intend to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months (primary outcome) derived from a negative response to the question "Would you be willing to try to breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months?", in an interview conducted by previously trained interviewers. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% confidence intervals were obtained by Poisson regression with robust variance.Results:
A total of 2964 postpartum women were interviewed. The overall prevalence of mothers who did not intend to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months was 17.8% (16.4-19.1%). After adjusting for maternal age and type of pregnancy (singleton or multiple), no intention to exclusively breastfeed was higher in mothers with a monthly household income < 3 minimum wages (PR, 1.64; 1.35-1.98) and in those who intended to smoke 4-7 days/week after delivery (PR, 1.42; 1.11-1.83). The presence of significant newborn morbidity (PR, 0.32; 0.19-0.54) and intention to breastfeed up to 12 months (PR, 0.46; 0.38-0.55) had a protective effect against not intending to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months.Conclusions:
Approximately 1 in every 5 mothers did not intend to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months. Strategies aimed at promoting exclusive breastfeeding should focus attention on mothers from lower economic strata and smokers.
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Main subject:
Breast Feeding
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Intention
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
J. pediatr. (Rio J.)
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)/BR
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