Kumar Dinesh, Agarwal Neeraj, Swami H M
Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Indian J Med Sci. 2006 Nov;60(11):461-6.
Whether socio-demographic factors are associated with initiation of breast-feeding in urban slums of Chandigarh.
(1) To study the prevailing breast-feeding practices adopted by mothers, (2) To study the socio-demographic factors associated with initiation of breast-feeding.
Cross-sectional.
Mothers of infants willing to participate in the study in the selected area.
A total of 270 respondents.
Social and demographic characteristics like age, socioeconomic status, educational level, birth interval, parity, gender preference, natal care practices, etc.; and variables related to various aspects of breast-feeding practices like prelacteal feed, initiation of feeding, colostrum feeding, reasons of discarding colostrum, etc.
Chi-square test and odd ratios along with their respective 95% confidence intervals, multiple logistic regression analysis.
Out of all 270 respondents, 159 (58.9%) initiated breast-feeding within 6 h of birth, only 43 (15.9%) discarded colostrum and 108 (40.0%) mothers gave prelacteal feed. Illiterate/just literate mothers who delivered at home were found at significantly higher risk of delay in initiation of breast-feeding on the basis of multiple logistic regression analysis.
Promotion of institutional deliveries and imparting health education to mothers for protecting and promoting optimal breast-feeding practices are suggested.
在昌迪加尔的城市贫民窟中，社会人口因素是否与母乳喂养的开始有关。
（1）研究母亲们普遍采用的母乳喂养方式；（2）研究与母乳喂养开始相关的社会人口因素。
横断面研究。
在选定区域内愿意参与研究的婴儿的母亲。
共270名受访者。
社会和人口特征，如年龄、社会经济地位、教育水平、生育间隔、胎次、性别偏好、产前护理方式等；以及与母乳喂养方式各个方面相关的变量，如开奶前喂养、开始喂养、初乳喂养、丢弃初乳的原因等。
卡方检验、比值比及其各自的95%置信区间、多元逻辑回归分析。
在所有270名受访者中，159名（58.9%）在出生后6小时内开始母乳喂养，只有43名（15.9%）丢弃初乳，108名（40.0%）母亲进行了开奶前喂养。根据多元逻辑回归分析，发现在家分娩的文盲/刚识字的母亲开始母乳喂养延迟的风险显著更高。
建议推广机构分娩，并向母亲们传授健康教育，以保护和促进最佳母乳喂养方式。
