Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in children under four months old in Botucatu-Sp, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Barros Leite Carvalhaes, Maria Antonieta de [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: De Lima Paradal, Cristina Maria Garcia [UNESP], Da Costa, Marilene Plicido
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000100010; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/35704
• topic: breast feeding; human milk; weaning; risk factors

This study aimed to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (AME) and the reasons mothers presented to introduce complementary feeding in the first four months of life. A total of 380 mothers (92.2%) of children under four months old vaccinated in a Multi-vaccination Campaign were interviewed. To identify factors associated to AME, univariate and multiple logistic regressions analyses were performed. Thirty-eight percent of the children were on AME; 33.4% consumed cow milk; 29.2% tea; and 22.4% water. The mothers justified introduction of cow milk by factors related to quantity/quality of maternal milk and necessity of the child. The use of a pacifier (odds ratio=2.63; CI95%=1.7-4.06) and difficulty to breastfeed (odds ratio=1.57., CI95%=1.02-2.41) were associated with the absence of AME. The populational attributable risk percentage for the use of a pacifier was estimated at 46.8%. Thus, modifiable risk factors were associated with AME interruption.