The Relationship of Knowledge and Breastfeeding Practice to Maternal BMI.
Ecol Food Nutr
; 56(2): 152-170, 2017.
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This study aimed to investigate the effect of breastfeeding on maternal BMI and evaluate mothers' knowledge of infant feeding in Samsun, Turkey. A total of 289 mothers who had children ranging from 0 to 2 years of age and applied to the Family Health Centers were included in the study. The mothers filled out a questionnaire covering sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge on infant feeding. The data was evaluated using the SPSS with the descriptive statistics, the Student t-test, the chi-square test, and multiple linear regression analyses. Most of the mothers, who did never breastfeed their children, were either overweight or obese. As a result of the multiple linear regression analysis, we concluded that maternal age, number of pregnancies, time of first breastfeeding ≥ 12 hours, and early introduction of complementary foods positively affect maternal BMI. Increased maternal BMI is thought to be negatively correlated with decreased breastfeeding of babies immediately after birth.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aleitamento Materno
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecol Food Nutr
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos