Breast feeding patterns in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi

被引：12

作者：

Chhabra P. ^{[1
,2
]}

Grover V.L. ^{[1
]}

Aggarwal O.P. ^{[1
]}

Dubey K.K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Dept. of Prev. and Social Medicine, Univ. College of Medical Sciences, Delhi

[2] New Delhi -110 049, E-67

来源：

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics | 1998年 / 65卷 / 6期

关键词：

Breast feeding; Pre-lacteal feeds;

D O I：

10.1007/BF02831351

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摘要：

Studies on duration and patterns of breast feeding based on recall may lead to a bias about the exact feeding status. The present study was designed to overcome this bias using the 'current status analysis method'. Mothers of 650 infants from 0 to 12 months of age attending a Health Centre were interviewed about the current feeding patterns of the infants and other socio-economic variables. Month-wise prevalence of feeding patterns was determined. It was observed that breast feeding was maintained at a high level (more than 90%) throughout infancy while exclusive breast feeding showed a rapid decline. At 1 month, 74% and at 4 months, 46% of infants were exclusively breast-fed. The median duration of exclusive breast feeding was 3.83 months. Mothers with lesser education and lower family income were more likely to exclusively breast feed (p < 0.05). The time interval between birth and first breast feed was 24-48 hours in most (48.9%) of the infants. Majority (76.9%) of the infants received pre-lacteal feeds. Hospital-born infants received their first feed earlier and were less likely to receive pre-lacteal feeds as compared to those born at home (p < 0.001). Thus, the practice of exclusive breast feeding has to be promoted amongst pregnant and lactating mothers by health personnel. Also knowledge regarding infant feeding has to be imparted in schools and colleges.

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页码：867 / 872

页数：5

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