The multiple factors of suboptimal early feeding practices among infants aged 0–5 months in Indonesia

ABSTRACT:

Background

Optimal early infant feeding practices are critical to ensure adequate nutrition for infants’ growth and development. This study aimed to examine the determinants of suboptimal early feeding practices (i.e., delayed initiation of breastfeeding, prelacteal feeding, and non-exclusive breastfeeding) among infants aged 0–5 months in Indonesia.

Methods

We used data collected in the 2012 and 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Surveys. Analyses were conducted using information from 3,198 live-born singleton infants aged 0–5 months. The primary outcomes used were: (1) delayed initiation of breastfeeding in the first hour after birth, (2) prelacteal feeding in the first 3 days, and (3) non-exclusive breastfeeding in the last 24 h preceding the survey. Potential predi

SUBMITTER: Titaley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10086344 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature