Determinants of early breastfeeding initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify modifiable risk factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Colombia.

Design

Cross-sectional study from the 2010 Colombia nationally representative Demographic Health Survey (DHS). Studied exposures were categorized into five hierarchical blocks of increasing proximity to the outcomes: household, maternal, health systems, child, and early feeding characteristics. The two outcomes examined were delayed breastfeeding initiation among infants <24 months and interruption of EBF among infants <6 months. Prevalence ratios were computed using Poisson regression analysis with robust error variance, adjusted for sampling weights, following a hierarchical modelling approach.

Setting

Nationally repre

SUBMITTER: Finnie S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200481 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature