Duration of breastfeeding and its relevant influencing factors on under 2-years-old in rural areas of 10 provinces in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2013.07.005
- VernacularTitle:中国10省区农村2岁以下儿童母乳喂养持续时间现状及影响因素分析
- Author:
Jian-Min WANG
1
;
Neng LI
;
Sheng-Nan XIE
;
Sen-Bei YANG
;
Xiao-Xuan ZHENG
;
Jing ZHANG
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院公共卫生学院儿少卫生与妇幼保健学系
- Keywords:
Breastfeeding;
Rural areas;
Children;
Influencing factors
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2013;34(7):682-685
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the current status and relevant factors influencing the duration of breastfeeding in rural areas in China.Methods Children under two years old were selected as subjects from the study on "Physical growth among the under 7-years-old children from the rural areas of ten provinces in China in 2006".Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the survival curves and Cox multivariate stepwise regression was used to identify the relevant factors on the duration of breastfeeding.Results Median of the duration for breastfeeding was 12 months in rural areas of 10 provinces in China.Results of this study suggested that factors as sex,birth order,areas of residency,nationality,initiation of formula,parents' education levels,maternal services and famliy income were correlated with the duration of breastfeeding.Conclusion Duration of breastfeeding among rural children under 2-years of age was short in the 10 provinces of China.Factors as level of education,residential areas and family income of the parents as well as sex of the chilaren were correlated with the duration of breastfeeding.Intervention program should be implemented to improve the current status on breastfeeding.
