Breastfeeding Status and Effective Factors in 21 - 27 Months Iranian Infants
2015
The aim of this study was to assess the Breastfeeding status among
children aged 21 - 27 moths. A cross sectional study was carried out in South
Health Center (Tehran-Iran) in 2010. Four hundred 21 - 27 month breastfed
infants entered the study. This study compared some variables in 2 groups;
weaning before and after 22 months. The level of significance was considered P
< 0.05. Mean breastfeeding duration and median (either exclusive or
combined) were 19.66 ± 6.40 and 22 months. Among all reasons were cited by
mothers, some reasons like insufficient breast milk supply (77.9%), infant
restless (77.1%), and Mother’s reluctance (75.6%) were the most common causes
of exclusive breastfeeding cessation. A significant relation was seen between
breastfeeding duration and gestational age or birth trauma (P Value = 0.031, P
Value = 0.04). Breastfeeding training and First mother-infant skin to skin
contact had significant roles on breastfeeding duration (P Value < 0.05, P
Value = 0.001, respectively). It seems lots of public health efforts and policy
are needed to improve breastfeeding rate in our country.
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