Tabish Hazir|D. S. Akram|Yasir Bin Nisar|Narjis Kazmi|Kingsley Agho|Saleem Abbasi|Ali Khan|Michael J. Dibley
Determinants of suboptimal breast-feeding practices in Pakistan
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|Pakistan Health Research Council|Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|Western Sydney University|Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences|University of Sydney
exclusive breastfeeding estimated reduce infant mortality lowincome countries 13 aim present study determine risk factors associated suboptimal breastfeeding practices pakistana crosssectional study using data extracted multistage cluster sample survey pakistan demographic health survey 20062007a nationally representative sample householdslastborn alive children aged 023 months total weighted sample size 3103the prevalences timely initiation breastfeeding bottlefeeding children aged 023 months exclusive breastfeeding predominant breastfeeding infants aged 05 months 273 321 371 187 respectively multivariate analysis indicated working mothers 148 95 ci 116 187 p 0001 mothers delivered caesarean section 195 95 ci 130 290 p 0001 significantly higher odds timely initiation breastfeeding mothers north west frontier province significantly less likely 037 95 ci 023 059 p 0001 breastfeed babies exclusively mothers delivered traditional birth attendants significantly higher odds predominantly breastfeed babies 196 95 ci 118 324 p 0009 odds bottlefed significantly higher infants whose mothers four antenatal clinic visits 193 95 ci 146 255 p 0001 belonged richest wealth quintile 241 95 ci 162 358 p 0001the majority pakistani mothers suboptimal breastfeeding practices gain full benefits breastfeeding child health nutrition urgent need develop interventions improve rates exclusive breastfeeding