A Survey of Breast-Feeding in Jeon-ju City Area.
- Author:
Kyoung Bae PARK
1
;
Byoung Rae OH
;
Young Taek JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeon-ju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast-Feeding
- MeSH:
Birth Order;
Humans;
Infant;
Jeollabuk-do*;
Korea;
Milk, Human;
Mothers;
Protestantism;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1999;42(5):614-620
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: While the rate of breast-feeding has been rising recently in many countries, it has been gradually falling in Korea. Accordingly, we took a survey in Jeon-ju to discover the actual state of breast-feeding and find a solution. METHODS: Eight hundred and sixty-four questionnaires of filled out by mothers who visited the seven local pediatric clinics and the clinic of pediatric department in the Presbyterian Medical Center(PMC) in Jeon-ju from January 1998 to June 1998 were analysed by ANOVA, cross analysis, frequency analysis and correlation analysis using SPSS program. RESULTS: In the case of six-months-old babies, the breast-feeding rate was 35.6%. The breast-feeding rate was higher when it came to a normal delivery, and was also related to the inperiority of infant birth order and lack of maternal academic background(P<0.05). The main reasons to switch from successful breast-feeding to formula-feeding before 6 months of age were insufficient breast-milk(49.3%). The survey shows the best thing for a infant's health is breast milk (86.0%). CONCLUSION: In order to increase the rate of breast-feeding, it's essential to educate people in school and it is necessary to create a hospital environment in which mothers can easily begin breast-feeding as soon as possible after delivery.
