Fatemeh Hosseini|Aliakbar Rasekhi|Minoor Lamyian
Investigating the Relationship Between Breastfeeding Duration and Health Literacy in Primiparous Women Referring to Tehran Health Centers: An Application of Bayesian Poisson Regression Model
Tarbiat Modares University|Tarbiat Modares University|Tarbiat Modares University
introduction breast milk ideal food healthy growth development infants breastfeeding associated benefits lifelong health infants mothers study aims investigate factors affecting breastfeeding duration primiparous women referring tehran health centers methods analytical study population consisted primiparous women reproductive age referred tehran health centers 20152016 child aged 25 years data collected questionnaire measuring level health literacy iranian adults helia urban population socioeconomic status ses questionnaire interviews mothers statistical analysis done using bayesian poisson regression model openbugs software results present study minimum maximum breastfeeding duration one 24 months respectively median duration breastfeeding 20 months also exclusive breastfeeding reported 505 variables age mother ci 95 001 0008 health literacy score ci 95 001 002 firsttime breastfeeding one hour birth ci 95 034 004 significant relationship breastfeeding duration conclusion health literacy score age mother firsttime breastfeeding one hour birth significant relationship breastfeeding duration therefore considering importance effect maternal health literacy breastfeeding suggested mothers prepregnancy ability obtain high score health literacy