Social and demographic determinants for breastfeeding in a rural, suburban and city area of South East China

Liu, Jianghong; Shi, Zumin; Spatz, Diane L.; Loh, Rebecca; Sun, Guiju; Grisso, Jeane

doi:10.5172/conu.2013.45.2.234

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“…The fathers' educational level was also an important factor for duration of breastfeeding discovered by the present study. This result supported by other studies [30,37]. It was observed that mothers who lived in Dhaka division breastfed for shorter period than other divisions in Bangladesh.…”

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Factors Associated with Duration of Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Ayesha

Mamun

Sayem

2020

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Background: Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways for reducing infant mortality and confirming optimal growth and development of children. The aim of this study was to find the effect of socio-demographic determinants on duration of breastfeeding among Bangladeshi mothers.Methods: The data was extracted from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS)-2014. A total of 3541 married non–pregnant Bangladeshi mothers in reproductive age who had at least one child aged 6-36 months were included. Independent sample t-test and ANOVA were used to find the significance deference in duration of breastfeeding between two and more than two groups respectively. Multiple linear regression model was utilized to determine the effect of some quantitative variables on duration of breastfeeding among Bangladeshi mothers. Results: This study raveled that the mean duration of breastfeeding among Bangladeshi mothers was 18.91±7.98 (95% CI: 18.65-19.17) and median was 19.00 month. Independent sample t-test provided that short duration of breastfeeding was observed among; (i) mothers received antenatal care facilities during their pregnancy period, (ii) Muslim and (iii) delivered their last child by caesarean section. ANOVA showed that duration of breastfeeding significantly influenced by (i) parents’ education, (ii) geographical location and (iii) household wealth quintile. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that mothers’ age, mothers’ body mass index, total number of children and mothers’ mothers’ age at first birth were important predictors of duration of breastfeeding.Conclusion: Health care providers and decision makers can consider these findings to make plan for counseling of mothers and family members to promote optimal duration of breastfeeding practice in first three years of baby’s life.

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Factors Associated with Duration of Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Ayesha

Mamun

Sayem

2020

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“…According to this perspective and related literature [ 35 – 38 ], we propose that the low and middle income countries where the mothers emigrated from may be in the transformation phase (highest SES had lowest BF rate), whereas based on our results Taiwan is in the resurgence phase (highest SES had highest BF rate). Therefore, the diminished socioeconomic disparity among immigrant mothers could be due to their moving to a country in a later phase of breastfeeding transition where they may later undergo the process of transition from the transformation phase to the resurgence phase.…”

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confidence: 65%

Variation in the association between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding practices by immigration status in Taiwan: a population based birth cohort study

Chiang

2015

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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BackgroundThe relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and breastfeeding has been extensively discussed in the literature. However, there is some evidence that this relationship can differ with immigration status. To date the majority of research investigating the relationships among SES, breastfeeding and immigration status has been conducted in Europe and the United States with a lack of similar research from Asia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe differences in breastfeeding practices between native-born Taiwanese mothers and immigrant mothers in Taiwan and to investigate any differences in the relationship between SES and breastfeeding practices by immigration status.MethodsData analyzed came from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study, the first longitudinal study of babies in Taiwan with a nationally representative sample born in 2005. In the present study, we included 21,217 mothers or primary caregivers who completed interview surveys when their child was 6 months old. Socioeconomic status was measured by the education level of mothers and fathers, and the couple’s monthly income. Data analysis involved multiple logistic regression. Control variables included residential area, mother’s employment status, age of the father and mother, and sex of the infant.ResultsThe proportion of immigrant mothers predominantly breastfeeding for 4 and for 6 months (Mainland Chinese mothers: 18.25 %, 36.29 %; Southeast Asian mothers: 10.71 %, 24.85 %) was significantly higher than that observed in their Taiwan-born counterparts (7.03 %, 16.22 %). Analysis stratified by immigration status showed that a higher level of parental education was associated with a greater likelihood of predominantly breastfeeding in Taiwanese mothers. However, no statistically significant relationship was observed between education and predominantly breastfeeding in immigrant mothers. Higher monthly income was also significantly associated with a greater likelihood of predominantly breastfeeding in Taiwanese mothers. However, there was no significant linear relationship between monthly income and predominantly breastfeeding in immigrant women.ConclusionThe relationship between SES and breastfeeding is different in immigrant mothers and native-born Taiwanese mothers. Taiwanese policy should continue to encourage breastfeeding in immigrant mothers. However, greater attention should be placed on Taiwanese mothers from a low SES background.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12884-015-0732-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…And United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund reported that in 2014 the rate of exclusive breastfeeding among infants aged 6 months in China was only 28% with no increase in 3 years [ 20 ]. Multiple factors affected breastfeeding rates, including demographics, social support, socioeconomic status, parents’ educational backgrounds, and high cesarean section rates [ 21 , 22 ], etc. Meanwhile, many misconceptions about the breastfeeding still existed both in the general population and among healthcare professionals even in the neonatology department or NICU, such as the nutritional value of infant formula being the same as breast milk, breast milk not having any nutrition value after 10-month postpartum, and that DHM was not safe.…”

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The data and characteristics of the human milk banks in mainland China

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Background Human milk banks (HMB) have been established for over 100 years in North America and Europe. This study aimed to describe and summarize the operation and characteristics of the HMBs in mainland China since the first nonprofit HMB operated in 2013. Methods Operation of HMB in mainland China is based on the standards and guidelines of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America and some countries in Europe and was modified to meet the needs and circumstances in China such as donation only in the local HMB by medical staff. We reviewed the descriptive data of these 14 HMBs and the clinical characteristics of recipients, the eligible milk donors and the donor milk retrospectively. Results In mainland China, from March 2013 to December 2016, 14 nonprofit HMBs were developed and operational in public hospitals except one and located in the south, east, north and northwest of mainland China. In total, 2680 eligible donors donated 4608.2 L of breast milk. The mean age of these donors was 29.4 years with 60.6% receiving college education and 90.6% term delivery. A total of 4678 recipients including preterm infants ( n = 2990, 63.9%), feeding intolerance ( n = 711, 15.2%), maternal illness ( n = 345, 7.4%), serious infection ( n = 314, 6.7%), necrotising enterocolitis ( n = 244, 5.2%), post-surgery ( n = 38, 0.8%) and others ( n = 36, 0.8%). The rate of discarded raw milk was only 4.4% because of hepatitis B and C or cytomegalovirus positivity. Conclusions HMB has been developing rapidly in mainland China. Donor human milk was used not only for preterm infants but also for other ill children. But the sustainability of milk banking needs proper management and more financial support by relative health authorities and the government.

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Social and demographic determinants for breastfeeding in a rural, suburban and city area of South East China

Cited by 29 publications

References 32 publications

Factors Associated with Duration of Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Factors Associated with Duration of Breastfeeding in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014

Variation in the association between socioeconomic status and breastfeeding practices by immigration status in Taiwan: a population based birth cohort study

The data and characteristics of the human milk banks in mainland China

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