Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE
Objective: To assess breastfeeding practices in Family Health Strategy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in Family Health Units of the urban area of Iguatu-CE, Brazil, from August 2008 to May 2009. Participants were 402 mothers with children under six months of...
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Universidade de Fortaleza
2012-12-01
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| author | Lúcia Vanda Teixeira de Freitas Cavalcante Dafne Paiva Rodrigues Francisco José Maia Pinto Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz Eysler Gonçalves Maia Brasil Delane Uchoa Amorim |
| author_facet | Lúcia Vanda Teixeira de Freitas Cavalcante Dafne Paiva Rodrigues Francisco José Maia Pinto Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz Eysler Gonçalves Maia Brasil Delane Uchoa Amorim |
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| description | Objective: To assess breastfeeding practices in Family Health Strategy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in Family Health Units of the urban area of Iguatu-CE, Brazil, from August 2008 to May 2009. Participants were 402 mothers with children under six months of age who underwent prenatal consultations. We used a form with questions regarding breastfeeding, breastfeeding difficulties, introducing other foods, infant nutrition, consultations prenatal and postpartum visits undertaken by staff. The data were entered into SPSS 16.0 and analyzed descriptively. Results: Among the mothers interviewed (402), most said that was breastfeeding babies (N = 343, 85.3%), but introduced other food (N = 252, 62.6%), verifying low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. Of the 252 women who reported offering other food to baby, 158 (62.7%) offered on their own, followed by those who chose to follow the indication of relatives and neighbors (N = 63, 25%). Conclusions: The study revealed that mothers of the Family Health Units from Iguatu-EC did not breastfeed their children exclusively, but with the introduction of other foods (other milk, porridge), thereby demonstrating the low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1463efac09e04065804a5088127751ed2022-12-21T21:19:03ZporUniversidade de FortalezaRevista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde1806-12221806-12302012-12-01254476481Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CELúcia Vanda Teixeira de Freitas CavalcanteDafne Paiva RodriguesFrancisco José Maia PintoMaria Veraci Oliveira QueirozEysler Gonçalves Maia BrasilDelane Uchoa AmorimObjective: To assess breastfeeding practices in Family Health Strategy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study conducted in Family Health Units of the urban area of Iguatu-CE, Brazil, from August 2008 to May 2009. Participants were 402 mothers with children under six months of age who underwent prenatal consultations. We used a form with questions regarding breastfeeding, breastfeeding difficulties, introducing other foods, infant nutrition, consultations prenatal and postpartum visits undertaken by staff. The data were entered into SPSS 16.0 and analyzed descriptively. Results: Among the mothers interviewed (402), most said that was breastfeeding babies (N = 343, 85.3%), but introduced other food (N = 252, 62.6%), verifying low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. Of the 252 women who reported offering other food to baby, 158 (62.7%) offered on their own, followed by those who chose to follow the indication of relatives and neighbors (N = 63, 25%). Conclusions: The study revealed that mothers of the Family Health Units from Iguatu-EC did not breastfeed their children exclusively, but with the introduction of other foods (other milk, porridge), thereby demonstrating the low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding.http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/2012.4_artigo11.pdfBreast FeedingFamily HealthChild Health. |
| spellingShingle | Lúcia Vanda Teixeira de Freitas Cavalcante Dafne Paiva Rodrigues Francisco José Maia Pinto Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz Eysler Gonçalves Maia Brasil Delane Uchoa Amorim Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde Breast Feeding Family Health Child Health. |
| title | Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE |
| title_full | Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE |
| title_fullStr | Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE |
| title_short | Breastfeeding practices in the city of Iguatu-CE |
| title_sort | breastfeeding practices in the city of iguatu ce |
| topic | Breast Feeding Family Health Child Health. |
| url | http://www.unifor.br/images/pdfs/rbps/2012.4_artigo11.pdf |
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