Inquérito de avaliação rápida das práticas de alimentação infantil em São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Márcio Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2004
• Outros Autores: Sartorelli, Daniela Saes, Zan, Tiago Alves de Brito, Garcia, Evandro, Silva, Lino Cerveira da, Carvalho, Fernando Luiz Pinto de, Pascotto, Roberta Correa, Macri, Simoni, Cardoso, Marly Augusto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/2234
• topic: Aleitamento Materno; Alimentação; Estudos Transversais; Saúde Infantil

This paper describes a rapid assessment of current infant feeding practices conducted during a mass immunization campaign in an urban area of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil. Parents or guardians of all infants (< 1 year) attending the 8 randomly-selected health centers were interviewed. Median duration of breastfeeding practices was estimated by probit analysis. Of the 719 infants, 692 (96.2%) began breastfeeding, and only 63 (8.9%) were in exclusive breastfeeding. Median duration of total breastfeeding (exclusive plus partial) was 205.93 days. Infants born by cesarean section showed a higher risk of early weaning: OR (95%CI) = 1.51 (1.09-2.09) after adjusting for confounding variables (mother's educational level, gestational age, birth weight, whether breastfed). Median duration of total breastfeeding was higher among infants born by vaginal delivery (227.38 days; 95%CI = 195.19-271.16) as compared to cesarean section (192.84 days; 95%CI = 128.23-273.34). Early introduction of weaning foods such as water/herbal tea and cow's milk was observed with a median age at introduction of 30 days. These findings indicate the need to improve strategies by the public health services to promote exclusive breastfeeding.