Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Kermanshah in 2007

Sousan Heydarpour; Farzane Golboni; Fatemeh Heydarpour; Mahnoush Timareh

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Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Kermanshah in 2007

Author(s):

Sousan Heydarpour^1,*,

Farzane Golboni²,

Fatemeh Heydarpour³,

Mahnoush Timareh⁴

1Dept. of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2Dept. of Midwifery, Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran

3Dept. Epidemiology, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4Dept. of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 15, issue 3; e79364

Published online:Sep 19, 2011

Article type:Brief Report

Received:Jul 17, 2010

Accepted:Dec 14, 2010

How to Cite:Sousan HeydarpourFarzane GolboniFatemeh HeydarpourMahnoush TimarehFactors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in Kermanshah in 2007.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.15(3):e79364.

Abstract

The present analytical study was designed to determine the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in primary health centers of Kermanshah in 2007. 168 mothers with infants aged 6-12 months, with or without exclusive breastfeeding were studied. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive and analytic statistics. In exclusive breastfeeding group the respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in the first six months after birth were significantly lower than that in non exclusive breast feeding group. Also, in the first group the duration of breast feeding in previous child was higher than that in the latter group (OR=4 and OR=5.1, respectively).No association was found between exclusive breastfeeding and parameters such as child gender, education, job and age of mother and time of starting the breastfeeding.

Keywords

exclusive breastfeeding

breast milk

infants

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