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Prevalence and associated factors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Pan-Ta-Naw township, Myanmar |
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| Creator | Wai Lynn Kyi, Aroonsri Mongkolcharti, Jiraporn Chompikul, Somsak Wongsawass |
| Title | Prevalence and associated factors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Pan-Ta-Naw township, Myanmar |
| Publisher | ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University |
| Publication Year | 2558 |
| Journal Title | JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| Journal Vol. | 13 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 81-94 |
| Keyword | : Exclusive breastfeeding, antenatal care, feeding practice, infant feeding |
| ISSN | 1905-1393 |
| Abstract | This cross sectional study aimed to explore the prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding practices in Pan-Ta-Naw Township, Ayyerwaddy Region, Myanmar. Two-stage stratified sampling was used to randomly select a sample of 403 mothers who have a child aged 6-12 months. They were interviewed both in rural and urban hospitals. The research instrument was consisted of 43 questions.Chi-square tests and multiple logistic regressions were performed to examine factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding. The prevalence of the first six-month exclusive breastfeeding was 15%. This study found that most mothers introduced water and rice to their infant as well as breast feeding, and very few mothers used formula milk, juice or cow's milk. The following factors were significant associations with exclusive breast feeding: place of residence (Adj.OR=5.88, 95%CI=2.02- 17.12), marital status (Adj.OR=6.34, 95%CI=1.76-22.90), mother's education(Adj.OR=6.72, 95%CI=1.52-29.61), mother's occupation (Adj.OR=5.94, 95%CI=2.23-15.81), places of delivery (Adj.OR=7.29, 95%CI=2.48-21.38), ANC visit at least 4 times (Adj.OR=27.02, 95%CI=7.57-96.49), and knowledge about breastfeeding (Adj.OR=10.84, 95%CI=3.11-37.77). The strongest predictor was making ANC visits at least 4 times. This study found that mothers in both rural and urban area were likely to have little understanding about exclusive breast feeding; hence, health education regarding to this issue should be promoted. As the frequency of ANC visits has been showed to be the strongest significant factors, enhancing the mother's knowledge about breastfeeding should be considered to include in the ante-natal period of services in health centres. |
