Prevalence and factors influencing unsuccessful exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months
Keywords:
infants age 6 months, unsuccessful exclusive breastfeeding, influencing factorsAbstract
Objective: To study the prevalence and analyze factors influencing unsuccessful exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months
Methods: The cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in Nakornping hospital during January – December 2019 on mothers who have 6-month-old infants and met the inclusion criteria without randomization, 300 mothers were included in the study. We analyzed the prevalence and factors influencing unsuccessful exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months by descriptive study and logistic regression. p<0.05 was statistically significant.
Results: From a total of 300 mothers, the prevalence of unsuccessful breastfeeding was 57 percent. The factors influencing unsuccessful breastfeeding are the lack of knowledge regarding breastfeeding on reducing breast and ovarian cancers (OR 1.86; 95%CI 1.02-3.36; p=0.042), increasing 1 point about comfort in breastfeeding (OR 0.88; 95%CI 0.88-0.97; p=0.013), and lack of family support and influence on breastfeeding (OR 2.81; 95%CI 1.35-5.83; p=0.006)
Conclusion: From 57 percent of unsuccessful breastfeeding, the most influential factors is the lack of family support and influence on breastfeeding. Family factor is the most influential factor in first 2 months, which the husband is the key person
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