Prevalência do aleitamento maternog

• Autor(a) principal: Pinto da SILVA, Amauri
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: de SOUZA, Nelson
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9831
• topic: breast feeding; exclusive breast feeding; health promotion; aleitamento materno; aleitamento materno exclusivo; promoção da saúde

ObjectiveTo evaluate the breastfeeding indicators registered for two groups of infants in the city of Lins, São Paulo,Brazil. To compare the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in this area with data found in other studies. MethodsA cross-sectional study with a random sample of 255 infants between 4 and 12 months of age, found in twogroups: the infants attended at private medical offices, and those attended at the county health care centersof the city of Lins. The subjects were stratified by sex, parental socioeconomic class and education, and wereevaluated by breastfeeding rates within the two groups. The questionnaires were answered by the parents orguardians. Data from other studies were compared to those resulting from this study. ResultsThere were significant differences in parental income, socioeconomic condition and education between thetwo groups of infants; however, no significant difference was observed in the breastfeeding rates between thetwo groups. Overall, in both groups, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in 4-month-old infants was61.1%, and the average period of exclusive breastfeeding was 120 days. These results were higher than thoseregistered in other studies. ConclusionsThe results showed differences between the socio-economic levels of the two groups, but no differences inthe breastfeeding indicators between them.. The overall rates of exclusive breastfeeding in the city of Lins, SP,Brazil, were higher than the rates reported in other investigations.