Alobaysi Hoor M, Jahan Saulat
Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia.
Research and Innovation Unit, Qassim Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 Aug;11(8):4766-4772. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_329_22. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
Infant care, crucial for the well-being of infants, is an inherent human practice. Although there are important implications of infant care practices on infant health, there is a dearth of comprehensive studies covering all important aspects of infant care in an individual study.
To determine practices regarding infant feeding, infant sleep, use of pacifiers, and immunization, and to explore the association of these practices with mother's demographic data.
A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administrated questionnaire distributed among mothers attending well-baby clinics in Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs), Unaizah city, Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. By using the two-stage cluster sampling method, 50 women participated from each of the four selected PHCCs, leading to a total of 200 participants. The survey was conducted from December 2020 to February 2021. Data were analyzed using SPSS software.
A total of 124 (62%) respondents were between the ages of 26 and 35 years, 64% had a bachelor's degree, and 69.5% were housewives. Breastfeeding was practiced by 88% of women, 48% began infant weaning at 6 months of age, and 49% put their infant to sleep on their back. Up-to-date vaccination was reported for 188 (94%) infants. Infant pacifier use was reported by 58% of the respondents, and 82.5% of the participants had been offered formula milk for the newborn at the hospital. Vaginal delivery, absence of complications during pregnancy or labor, presence of a housemaid, and family income of more than 10,000 Saudi Riyals were significantly associated with better infant care practices.
The study participants have good practices for certain infant care aspects such as immunization; however, improvement is needed for other practices, including weaning at the proper age, infant sleep position, and the use of pacifiers. Administrative measures are required to monitor the use of formula milk at hospitals and to enhance health education for mothers.
婴儿护理对婴儿的健康至关重要，是一种固有的人类行为。尽管婴儿护理做法对婴儿健康有重要影响，但在一项单独研究中，缺乏涵盖婴儿护理所有重要方面的全面研究。
确定有关婴儿喂养、婴儿睡眠、安抚奶嘴使用和免疫接种的做法，并探讨这些做法与母亲人口统计学数据之间的关联。
采用横断面研究，使用自行管理的问卷，在沙特阿拉伯卡西姆地区乌奈宰市初级卫生保健中心（PHCCs）参加健康婴儿诊所的母亲中进行发放。通过两阶段整群抽样方法，从四个选定的PHCCs中各有50名妇女参与，共有200名参与者。调查于2020年12月至2021年2月进行。使用SPSS软件进行数据分析。
共有124名（62%）受访者年龄在26至35岁之间，64%拥有学士学位，69.5%是家庭主妇。88%的妇女进行母乳喂养，48%在婴儿6个月大时开始断奶，49%让婴儿仰卧睡觉。188名（94%）婴儿报告接种了最新疫苗。58%的受访者报告使用了婴儿安抚奶嘴，82.5%的参与者在医院为新生儿提供了配方奶。阴道分娩、孕期或分娩期间无并发症、有女佣以及家庭收入超过10000沙特里亚尔与更好的婴儿护理做法显著相关。
研究参与者在某些婴儿护理方面，如免疫接种方面有良好做法；然而，在其他做法方面，包括在适当年龄断奶、婴儿睡眠姿势和安抚奶嘴的使用方面仍需改进。需要采取行政措施来监测医院配方奶的使用情况，并加强对母亲的健康教育。
