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Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Javanmardi‎   M. (1)
Khodakarami   N. (*)
Jannesari   Sh. (1)
Akbarzadeh Baghban   A.R. (2)






(*) Infertility Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
(1) ‎Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
(2) ‎Paramedical Faculty, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran

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Article History

Received:   February  14, 2016
Accepted:   May 21, 2016
ePublished:   June 15, 2017

ABSTRACT

Aims Exclusive breastfeeding plays an important role in the growth and promotion of ‎children's health in the first six months of their life. The exclusive breastfeeding ‎has been decreasing in Iran in recent years. The objective of this study was to ‎investigate the factors associated with the exclusive breastfeeding in Isfahan ‎province, Iran.‎
Materials & Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on women with infants less than 6 ‎months of age who referred to the urban and rural health centers of Golpayegan, ‎Isfahan and Falavarjan counties (561 people) of Isfahan province between 2007 ‎and 2008. The data were collected using a questionnaire and interview. Statistical ‎analyses were performed using SPSS 15 software and logistic regression model.‎
Findings Most of the infants (85.6%) fed colostrum. The exclusive breastfeeding levels in ‎the urban and rural regions were found as 25.9% and 32.4%, respectively. ‎Delayed onset of lactation (p<0.05) and cesarean section (p<0.05) were associated ‎with reduction in exclusive breastfeeding, while having a female gender (p<0.01) ‎and receiving postpartum lactation training (p<0.001) showed a positive ‎association with exclusive breastfeeding.‎
Conclusion Delayed onset of lactation and cesarean section reduce the level of exclusive ‎breastfeeding in infants less than 6 months of age in urban and rural communities ‎of Isfahan. However, having a female gender and receiving postpartum lactation ‎training increase the level of exclusive breastfeeding.‎


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