Rahul Kumar Tiwari|Payal Mahajan|Chandrakant Lahariya
The Determinants of Exclusive Breast Feeding in Urban Slums: A Community Based Study
Gajara Raja Medical College|Gajara Raja Medical College|Gajara Raja Medical College
actual rate exclusive breast feeding ebf age 6 months dismally low urban slums india reasons determinants debatable study planned understand determinants ebf infants urban slums communitybased cross sectional study done urban slums gwalior india data collected interviewing caregivers 279 infants aged 6 11 months november 2005 july 2006 11 38 mothers knew ebf done till six months 22 78 actually practiced ebf total 178 638 212 760 newborns given pre postlacteal feeds 262 discarding colostrum 22 78 practiced ebf early breastfeeding bf initiation ante natal clinic anc visits mothers education immunization visits significantly associated higher probability ebf number myths misconceptions bf urban slum population correct information bf common amongst women frequent contacts health facilities due reason anc immunization visit similarly continuum good health feeding practices mothers start early bf get child immunized regularly likely ebf children considering widely prevalent myths low rate utilization health services along high potential benefits ebf every opportunity mothers interaction health facility utilized promoting correct ebf practices