Infant feeding knowledge and practices of mothers with 6-24-month-old babies in the "Baby-Friendly City" of Diyarbakir

Infant feeding knowledge and practices of mothers with 6-24-month-old babies in the "Baby-Friendly City" of Diyarbakir

This study examined factors related to breastfeeding behavior of mothers in the "Baby-Friendly City" of Diyarbakir, Turkey. The study was cross-sectional. The cluster sample technique was used in which 992 mothers from 50 clusters were contacted. Data were collected by face-to-face intervi...

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Published in:Breastfeeding medicine Vol. 7; no. 6; p. 535
Main Authors: Ipekci, M Mujde, Ertem, Meliksah
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-12-2012
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Breast Feeding
Child, Preschool
Colostrum
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Promotion
Home Childbirth
Humans
Infant
Interviews as Topic
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Pregnancy
Risk Factors
Turkey
Turkey
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Summary:This study examined factors related to breastfeeding behavior of mothers in the "Baby-Friendly City" of Diyarbakir, Turkey. The study was cross-sectional. The cluster sample technique was used in which 992 mothers from 50 clusters were contacted. Data were collected by face-to-face interview. The breastfeeding behavior of the mothers and the demographic variables affecting such behavior were recorded and collected. Analysis was performed by χ(2) test, and logistic regression used to estimate relative risks and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We found that 78.3% of the mothers breastfed their babies for the first 6 months and that 92.4% gave their babies colostrum. The risk of not giving colostrum increased 2.7-fold (95% CI=1.25-5.75) in mothers giving birth at home compared with those giving birth in a hospital (p=0.011). The same risk increased 3.99-fold (95% CI=2.00-7.93) in mothers with no knowledge of breastfeeding compared with mothers instructed on the subject by health professionals (p<0.0001). The breastfeeding behavior on the part of mothers giving birth with the help of healthcare personnel and receiving information on the subject is positive.
ISSN:1556-8342
DOI:10.1089/bfm.2011.0115