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Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in children under four months old in Botucatu-Sp, Brazil
Registro en:
Revista Latino-americana de Enfermagem. Piracicaba: Univ Sao Paolo, v. 15, n. 1, p. 62-69, 2007.
0104-1169
10.1590/S0104-11692007000100010
S0104-11692007000100010
WOS:000253708200010
WOS000253708200010.pdf
Autor
Barros Leite Carvalhaes, Maria Antonieta de
De Lima Paradal, Cristina Maria Garcia
Da Costa, Marilene Plicido
Resumen
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.