Predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity in a WIC sample.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs
; 40(2): 179-89, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity in low-income women who received services from a Chicago area clinic of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC).DESIGN:
A secondary data analysis of existing clinical and administrative data.SETTING:
An urban community health center serving low-income families.PARTICIPANTS:
Two hundred and thirty-five (235) low-income women who initiated breastfeeding and received WIC services.METHODS:
Logistic regression models were fit to existing prenatal and postpartum data to determine predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity during the immediate postpartum period.RESULTS:
Only 23% of the sample breastfed exclusively. Women who received first-trimester prenatal care were more likely to exclusively breastfeed than women who entered prenatal care in later trimesters (OR = 2.02, p ≤ 0.05). Women who declared intentions prenatally to exclusively breastfeed were more likely to exclusively breastfeed than women who did not intend to breastfeed (OR = 3.85, p ≤ 0.001). Overweight/obese women were less likely to exclusively breastfeed than normal/underweight women (OR = 0.50, p ≤ 0.05).CONCLUSION:
Findings from this study can be used to develop tailored interventions to promote breastfeeding exclusivity among low-income WIC recipients.
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Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Aleitamento Materno
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article