Sociodemographic predictors of exclusive breast-feeding among low-income women attending a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programme.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe infant feeding practices and predictors of exclusive breast-feeding among women attending a local Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programme.

Design

Cross-sectional survey. Outcomes included reported infant feeding practices at 3 and 6 months, timing and reasons for introduction of formula. Descriptive statistics, χ 2 tests and logistic regression were used describe the sample and explore relationships between variables.

Setting

Loudoun County, VA, USA.

Subjects

A sample of 190 predominantly Hispanic women attending local WIC clinics.

Results

Overall, 84 % of women reported ever breast-feeding and 61 % of infants received formula in the first few days of life. Mothers who reported on infa

SUBMITTER: Rethy JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260866 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature