Association between Infant Breastfeeding and Cognition and Behavior Development in School Age Children
- VernacularTitle:婴儿期母乳喂养与学龄期儿童认知和行为发育的关系
- Author:
jing-cai, WANG
;
guo, YAO
;
ming-ji, YI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
breastfeeding;
child,school age;
cognition;
behavior;
Logistic regression model
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the association between infant breastfeeding and cognition and behavior development in school age children.Methods Five hundred and eighty-one children aged 7-11 years old from two schools in Ningyang of Tai′an.Their cognition and beha-vior development during school age were assessed by Ravin's standard progressive matrices and child behavior check list(CBCL).Their feeding conditions during infant period,family environment,education level of parents,et al,were investigated with self-made inventory questionnaire.Association between infant breastfeeding types,duration of breastfeeding and cognition,behavior development were analyzed.Results The single factor analysis showed the scores of perceptual distinction,similarity,and Abstract thought in children who were only breast fed before 4 months were higher than those of controls for male children(Pa