PELNI Nursing Academy of Jakarta, Indonesia.
Master in Nursing Program, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
J Prev Med Hyg. 2020 Oct 6;61(3):E401-E408. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1499. eCollection 2020 Sep.
World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for new-borns until 6 months of age. However, exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia only reached 52.3% in 2014 and 65.16% in 2018. It is known that administration of infant formula and non-formula supplements to infants aged less than 6 months increases the risk of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs). In addition, the high prevalence of ARIs in infants in Sleman Regency, Indonesia indicates the need of optimal early prevention. Therefore, we conducted this study to confirm that mothers' knowledge of breastfeeding and infant feeding types affect the prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARIs).
Data were collected through questionnaires from 50 mothers with infants aged 7-12 months who had experienced ARIs in the last 3 months (case group) and 50 mothers with healthy infants (control group). Collected data were then analysed using Chi-Square, Logistic Regression, Lambda, and Somers' D tests.
The results showed that types of infant feeding are associated with the prevalence of ARIs. Non-breastfed infants were 14 times riskier to contract ARIs. Mothers' knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding influenced their preferences of feeding practice. However, their attitude towards breastfeeding did not appear to significantly affect their choices of feeding practice.
Exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of an infant's life can lower the prevalence of ARIs for when they are older. Mothers' good knowledge of breastfeeding is associated with its practice.
世界卫生组织（WHO）建议新出生婴儿应在 6 个月内完全母乳喂养。然而，2014 年印度尼西亚的纯母乳喂养率仅为 52.3%，2018 年为 65.16%。众所周知，6 个月以下婴儿配方奶和非配方奶的补充喂养会增加急性呼吸道感染（ARI）的风险。此外，印度尼西亚斯莱曼摄政区婴儿中 ARI 的高患病率表明需要进行最佳的早期预防。因此，我们进行了这项研究，以证实母亲对母乳喂养和婴儿喂养类型的了解会影响急性呼吸道感染（ARI）的患病率。
通过问卷从过去 3 个月内经历过 ARI 的 50 名 7-12 个月大婴儿的母亲（病例组）和 50 名健康婴儿的母亲（对照组）中收集数据。收集的数据随后使用卡方检验、逻辑回归、Lambda 和 Somers' D 检验进行分析。
结果表明，婴儿喂养类型与 ARI 的患病率有关。非母乳喂养的婴儿患 ARI 的风险是母乳喂养的 14 倍。母亲对纯母乳喂养的了解影响了她们对喂养方式的偏好。然而，她们对母乳喂养的态度似乎并没有显著影响她们的喂养方式选择。
婴儿生命的前 6 个月内完全母乳喂养可以降低婴儿长大后患 ARI 的患病率。母亲对母乳喂养的良好了解与其实践有关。
