Factors associated with breastfeeding in disabled and phenotipically normal children

• Autor(a) principal: Frota, Fabíola Diogo de Siqueira
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Gavião, Maria Beatriz Duarte, Aguiar, Sandra Maria Herondina Coelho Ávila de [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216201517613; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133360
• topic: Breast feeding; Infant; Disabled children; Aleitamento materno; Lactente; Crianças portadoras de deficiência

Purpose: to evaluate the duration of breastfeeding and identify possible interfering factors in children with disabilities and phenotypically normal. Methods: 99 children with disabilities and phenotypically normal 1-4 years of age, both genders, assisted and enrolled at the Center for Dental Care to People with Disabilities and Association of Parents and Friends of Disability at Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil and at Baby Clinic at Facult of Dentistry from Araçatuba at UNESP – UnivEstadualPaulista.. Was used a questionnaire developed specifically for this study, which was answered by their mothers and / or caregivers. The dependent variable was the exclusive breastfeeding until six months of age. The data were subjected to chi-square or Fisher exact test, and linear regression models, considering a significance level of 5 %. Results: cerebral palsy was the most frequent deficiency in the study. The male children in the group of phenotypically normal on exclusive breastfeeding for a longer period of time and the degree of maternal education and birth complications were also an influencer for the duration of this practice factor. Conclusions: the duration of exclusive breastfeeding did not differ between both groups. The occurrence of exclusive breastfeeding increased prevalence was observed in the group of phenotypically normal males having significance between genders in the group of phenotypically normal. However it is not only the patient’s condition that limits the practice of exclusive breastfeeding but a set of associated factors such as gender in the group of phenotypically normal, the level of education of the mother for the group with disabilities and birth complications in both groups.