Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Mixed Feeding Among Mothers of Infants in Dubai and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Dubai Sharjah UAE child under two years exclusive breastfeeding mixed feeding practices

Journal

Frontiers in nutrition
ISSN: 2296-861X
Titre abrégé: Front Nutr
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101642264

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 09 02 2022
accepted: 12 04 2022
entrez: 27 5 2022
pubmed: 28 5 2022
medline: 28 5 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Breastfeeding (BF) is considered the ultimate method of infant feeding for at least the first 6 months of life. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the most effective interventions to improve child survival. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and duration of exclusive breastfeeding and the associated factors among women in Dubai and Sharjah, UAE. A cross-sectional study was conducted in four hospitals and four healthcare centers in Dubai and Sharjah between September 2017 and December 2017. Hospitals and centers are governmental and provide maternal and child health services. A convenience sample of 858 Arab and Emirati mothers with children under the age of 2 years participated in the study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by using structured questionnaires. The study was approved by the University Ethical Committee and the UAE Ministry of Health before data collection. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe all the questionnaire items. The chi-square test was used to compare the study's categorical variables. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to predict the relationship between BF and its associated factors. Statistical tests with The mean age of the participating mothers was 30.6 (SD 5.5) years. Results showed that the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among the study participants was 24.4% (31.1% in Sharjah and 22% in Dubai; Therefore, a health promotion program for exclusive breastfeeding during antenatal health visits, together with initiating health policies in maternal hospitals to encourage the initiation of breastfeeding during the first hour of birth and the introduction of skin-to-skin contact during the first 5 min of birth are highly recommended.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Breastfeeding (BF) is considered the ultimate method of infant feeding for at least the first 6 months of life. Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the most effective interventions to improve child survival. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and duration of exclusive breastfeeding and the associated factors among women in Dubai and Sharjah, UAE.
Methods UNASSIGNED
A cross-sectional study was conducted in four hospitals and four healthcare centers in Dubai and Sharjah between September 2017 and December 2017. Hospitals and centers are governmental and provide maternal and child health services. A convenience sample of 858 Arab and Emirati mothers with children under the age of 2 years participated in the study. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by using structured questionnaires. The study was approved by the University Ethical Committee and the UAE Ministry of Health before data collection. Descriptive statistics were computed to describe all the questionnaire items. The chi-square test was used to compare the study's categorical variables. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to predict the relationship between BF and its associated factors. Statistical tests with
Results UNASSIGNED
The mean age of the participating mothers was 30.6 (SD 5.5) years. Results showed that the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among the study participants was 24.4% (31.1% in Sharjah and 22% in Dubai;
Conclusions UNASSIGNED
Therefore, a health promotion program for exclusive breastfeeding during antenatal health visits, together with initiating health policies in maternal hospitals to encourage the initiation of breastfeeding during the first hour of birth and the introduction of skin-to-skin contact during the first 5 min of birth are highly recommended.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.872217 PMID: 35619950 PMC: PMC9127614
pubmed: 35619950
doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.872217
pmc: PMC9127614
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

872217

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2022 Al Sabbah, Assaf, Taha, Qasrawi and Radwan.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Haleama Al Sabbah (H)

Department of Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Enas A Assaf (EA)

Department of Community Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan.

Zainab Taha (Z)

Department of Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Radwan Qasrawi (R)

Department of Computer Science, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
Department of Computer Engineering, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Hadia Radwan (H)

Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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