Study of Factors Affecting Exclusive Breastfeeding and Early Introduction of Complementary Food to Infants in the Aqaba Region of Jordan

Autor:	Ibrahim R. Dabbour
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Early introduction business.industry 030225 pediatrics Environmental health Breastfeeding Medicine (miscellaneous) Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Complementary food Food Science
Zdroj:	Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal. 7:862-875
ISSN:	2322-0007 2347-467X
DOI:	10.12944/crnfsj.7.3.25
Popis:	Initiation of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at birth, followed by introduction of complementary food (CF) at six months of age, is necessary for the lifelong health of the child. In Jordan, EBF rates are not optimal. To our knowledge, there have been no studies to date on breastfeeding practices in the Aqaba region. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the factors affecting EBF and early introduction of CF in this region. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 448 Jordanian mothers who were recruited from three primary health care centers in Aqaba. They were interviewed and asked to complete a questionnaire concerning the following variables: socio-demographic information, reproductive health of the mother and infant and postpartum conditions and events. Of the 488 mothers recruited, we found that the number who breastfed exclusively for
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