Osman N A, el-Sabban F F
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
East Mediterr Health J. 1999 Jan;5(1):103-10.
A survey was conducted to study the practices of infant-feeding and the influencing factors in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. It involved 375 mothers of different nationalities and backgrounds and 300 healthy infants. The mothers were interviewed at four primary health care clinics in Al-Ain. Results showed that 46% of infants were breastfed for 4-6 months. The mother's nationality and her educational status were significant influences on the mother's decision to exclusively breast-feed the infant, for how long and when to introduce supplementary food. Fresh cow and goat milk were the most common supplements. Inclusion of baby formula as a supplement generally occurred early, perhaps because of advertising and the affluence in Al-Ain.
在阿拉伯联合酋长国的艾因市开展了一项调查，以研究婴儿喂养方式及其影响因素。该调查涉及375名来自不同国籍和背景的母亲以及300名健康婴儿。这些母亲在艾因市的四家初级保健诊所接受了访谈。结果显示，46%的婴儿母乳喂养4至6个月。母亲的国籍及其教育程度对母亲纯母乳喂养婴儿的决定、母乳喂养时长以及何时引入辅食都有显著影响。新鲜牛奶和羊奶是最常见的辅食。婴儿配方奶粉作为辅食通常较早添加，这可能是由于广告宣传以及艾因市的富裕程度所致。
