Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India

BackgroundBreastfeeding rates are progressively increasing worldwide while optimal breastfeeding practices are lagging behind, especially in rural and low resource settings like India.ObjectivesThis study estimated the prevalence of a...

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Autores principales:	Sreenivas P Veeranki, Holly Nishimura, Karl Krupp, Savitha Gowda, Anjali Arun, Purnima Madhivanan
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2017
Materias:	delayed breastfeeding determinants India infant nonexclusive breastfeeding practices rural Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a08f5485543b4cb8ad4abda57a13f4ed2021-12-02T02:33:20ZSuboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India2214-999610.1016/j.aogh.2017.10.012https://doaj.org/article/a08f5485543b4cb8ad4abda57a13f4ed2017-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/173https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996<p>Background</p><p>Breastfeeding rates are progressively increasing worldwide while optimal breastfeeding practices are lagging behind, especially in rural and low resource settings like India.</p><p>Objectives</p><p>This study estimated the prevalence of and factors associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices among mother-infant dyads in rural southern India.</p><p>Methods</p><p>This is a <a title="Learn more about Cross Sectional Study" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/cross-sectional-study">cross-sectional analysis</a> of data collected in Mysore District from 2008-2011 from 1294 mother-infant dyads. All women answered an interviewer-administered survey, which included maternal, infant, and sociodemographic information and breastfeeding-related characteristics. Logistic regressions were conducted to determine factors associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practice.</p><p>Findings</p><p>About 20% (n = 281) of mothers reported delayed initiation of breastfeeding. Mothers who were unsatisfied with the infant's gender had higher odds of delayed breastfeeding (adjusted <a title="Learn more about Odds ratio" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/odds-ratio">odds ratio</a> [AOR]: 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00, 2.00). Odds of delayed initiation were significantly lower among mothers who received 7-10 antenatal checkups (AOR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.41, 0.87) and assistance during breastfeeding (AOR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.95). About half (51.4%) the sample did not breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months. Older age was associated with lower odds of nonexclusive breastfeeding (AOR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92, 1.00). Compared with mothers with no education, mothers with primary education (AOR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.35, 2.79) or more than primary education (AOR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.10, 2.26) had higher odds of nonexclusive breastfeeding.</p><p>Conclusions</p>Optimal breastfeeding practices were influenced by a multitude of factors, including maternal age, education, number of antenatal checkups, receiving assistance with breastfeeding, and satisfaction with the infant's gender. Health promotion efforts should focus on encouraging mothers to attend antenatal care visits. Early antenatal education and counseling should include breastfeeding education in early antenatal visits. Further research should examine how to mitigate the effect of gender preference on initiation of breastfeeding.Sreenivas P VeerankiHolly NishimuraKarl KruppSavitha GowdaAnjali ArunPurnima MadhivananUbiquity Pressarticledelayed breastfeedingdeterminantsIndiainfantnonexclusive breastfeedingpracticesruralInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 83, Iss 3-4, Pp 577-583 (2017)
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spellingShingle	delayed breastfeeding determinants India infant nonexclusive breastfeeding practices rural Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Sreenivas P Veeranki Holly Nishimura Karl Krupp Savitha Gowda Anjali Arun Purnima Madhivanan Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
description	<p>Background</p><p>Breastfeeding rates are progressively increasing worldwide while optimal breastfeeding practices are lagging behind, especially in rural and low resource settings like India.</p><p>Objectives</p><p>This study estimated the prevalence of and factors associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices among mother-infant dyads in rural southern India.</p><p>Methods</p><p>This is a <a title="Learn more about Cross Sectional Study" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/cross-sectional-study">cross-sectional analysis</a> of data collected in Mysore District from 2008-2011 from 1294 mother-infant dyads. All women answered an interviewer-administered survey, which included maternal, infant, and sociodemographic information and breastfeeding-related characteristics. Logistic regressions were conducted to determine factors associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practice.</p><p>Findings</p><p>About 20% (n = 281) of mothers reported delayed initiation of breastfeeding. Mothers who were unsatisfied with the infant's gender had higher odds of delayed breastfeeding (adjusted <a title="Learn more about Odds ratio" href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/odds-ratio">odds ratio</a> [AOR]: 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00, 2.00). Odds of delayed initiation were significantly lower among mothers who received 7-10 antenatal checkups (AOR: 0.59, 95% CI: 0.41, 0.87) and assistance during breastfeeding (AOR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.57, 0.95). About half (51.4%) the sample did not breastfeed exclusively for the first 6 months. Older age was associated with lower odds of nonexclusive breastfeeding (AOR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92, 1.00). Compared with mothers with no education, mothers with primary education (AOR: 1.94, 95% CI: 1.35, 2.79) or more than primary education (AOR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.10, 2.26) had higher odds of nonexclusive breastfeeding.</p><p>Conclusions</p>Optimal breastfeeding practices were influenced by a multitude of factors, including maternal age, education, number of antenatal checkups, receiving assistance with breastfeeding, and satisfaction with the infant's gender. Health promotion efforts should focus on encouraging mothers to attend antenatal care visits. Early antenatal education and counseling should include breastfeeding education in early antenatal visits. Further research should examine how to mitigate the effect of gender preference on initiation of breastfeeding.
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author	Sreenivas P Veeranki Holly Nishimura Karl Krupp Savitha Gowda Anjali Arun Purnima Madhivanan
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title	Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
title_short	Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
title_full	Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
title_fullStr	Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
title_full_unstemmed	Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India
title_sort	suboptimal breastfeeding practices among women in rural and low-resource settings: a study of women in rural mysore, india
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/a08f5485543b4cb8ad4abda57a13f4ed
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Suboptimal Breastfeeding Practices among Women in Rural and Low-Resource Settings: a Study of Women in Rural Mysore, India

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