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Breastfeeding Practices among Urban Mothers of Central Kerala, India: A Cross-Sectional Study
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Background:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">The practice of breastfeeding is vital in child nutrition and morbidity</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">.</span></span><b> </b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">The authors aimed<b> </b>to determine breastfeeding practices and factors related to Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) among mothers with children aged six months to 2 years in an urban area of Thrissur district, Kerala, India. </span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Methods: </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">This was a community-based</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> and cross-sectional study conducted <span style="background:white">on 339 mothers using cluster sampling</span> in 2016 for one year <span style="background:white">in the urban area of Thrissur district, Kerala. Details regarding sociodemographic factors, obstetric history, child-related data and breastfeeding practices were collected from mothers using a pretested and semi-structured questionnaire. </span>Analyses were done using SPSS16 and Epi Info 7. </span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Results:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> <span style="background:white">The mean age of study population was 27.21 ± 4.27. 223 mothers (65.78 %, 95% CI = 60.43-70.77) initiated breastfeeding within 1 hour, and prelacteal feeding was observed in 25 cases (7.37%, 95% CI = 4.92-10.83). 99.71% practiced feeding on demand, and 30.97% (95% CI = 26.15- 36.24) of children were exclusively breastfed up to 6 months with mean duration of 3.95± 1.79 months. The mean age at which complementary feeding started was 4.83 ± 1.32 months.</span> Cultural beliefs, mothers' employment, and problems during breastfeeding were significant predictors of EBF for up to 6months. </span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%">Conclusion:</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="line-height:115%"> Despite high educational status and good antenatal care among the study population, breastfeeding practices were not carried out at the recommended level. Breastfeeding was initiated within 1 hour of delivery by 2/3rd ,and 1/3rd of the children were exclusively breastfed up to 6 months. Cultural beliefs and mothers' employment were factors associated with EBF.</span></span></span></span></span><br>
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Breastfeeding Practices, Exclusive Breastfeeding, Breastfed, Prelacteal Feeding, Central Kerala.
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