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- Title
Fatores associados ao aleitamento materno exclusivo em crianças menores de seis meses em Guarapuava-PR.
- Authors
Rauber, Larissa Naiana; de Souza, Thais Fernanda Sehnen; de Moura, Priscilla Negrão; da Silva, Catiuscie Cabreira; Bernardi, Luana; Chuproski Saldan, Paula
- Abstract
Objective: To analyze the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in children under the age of six months in Guarapuava-PR, Brazil. Methods: An analysis was made of data from children under the age of six months who participated in The National Vaccination Campaign against Poliomyelitis 2012, in Guarapuava-PR, Brazil. The data were collected by means of a questionnaire with questions about feeding children the day before the survey, characteristics of children and mothers. To identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding, Poisson regression models were constructed, obtaining Prevalence Ratios (PR) in bi-variate and multiple models. The only factors considered to be associated with breastfeeding were those with p<0.05 in the multiple models. Results: Data from 459 children were analyzed. The independent factors associated with the interruption of exclusive breastfeeding in this study were the use of artificial nipples (PR 1.79; CI 1.57-2.05) and not being breastfed in the first hour of life (PR 1.18; CI 1.05-1.34). Conclusions: It is important to evaluate the factors that influence breastfeeding in order to offer more effective strategies for the protection of this action, aiming to increase the duration of exclusive breastfeeding.
- Publication
Demetra: Food, Nutrition & Health / Alimentação, Nutrição & Saúde, 2017, Vol 12, Issue 1, p233
- ISSN
2238-913X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12957/demetra.2017.26643