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Trial reportMaternal & child nutrition2016

Factors associated with breast milk intake among 9-10-month-old Malawian infants.

Chiza Kumwenda, Jaimie Hemsworth, John Phuka, Mary Arimond, Ulla Ashorn, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Marjorie J Haskell, Kathryn G Dewey

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Trial report in Maternal & child nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Chiza KumwendaDepartment for International Health, University of Tampere School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Jaimie HemsworthDepartment of Population Health, Nutrition Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
John PhukaDepartment of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
Mary ArimondProgram in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Ulla AshornDepartment for International Health, University of Tampere School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Kenneth MaletaDepartment of Community Health, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
Per AshornDepartment for International Health, University of Tampere School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Marjorie J HaskellProgram in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Kathryn G DeweyProgram in International and Community Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, California, USA. kgdewey@ucdavis.edu.
University of California, Davis · USTampere University · FIUniversity of Malawi · MWLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBTampere University · FI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended during the first 6 months of life; thereafter, continued breastfeeding along with nutritious complementary foods is recommended. Continued breastfeeding contributes a substantial proportion of nutrient needs and promotes healthy growth and development, but the quantity of breast milk consumed may be highly variable and little is known about the factors associated with breast milk intake after 6 months of age. The present study was conducted to assess factors associated with breast milk intake of Malawian infants at 9-10 months of age. Breast milk intake was measured using the dose-to-mother deuterium oxide dilution method in a subsample of 358 Malawian infants who were participating in a randomized controlled trial of lipid-based nutrient supplements. Regression analysis was used to assess associations between breast milk intake and several maternal and infant variables. Mean (standard deviation) breast milk intake was 752 (244) g day(-1) . In multiple regression, breast milk intake was positively associated with infant weight (+62 g per kg body weight, P < 0.01) and maternal height (P < 0.01) and negatively associated with maternal education and age (P < 0.01). There was a non-significant (P = 0.063) inverse association between energy from non-breast milk sources and breast milk intake. In this rural Malawian population, infant weight is the main predictor of breast milk intake, even after the first 6 months of life.

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Breast FeedingDietMilk, HumanAdolescentAdultBody Mass IndexBody WeightDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansInfantMalawiMaleRural PopulationSample SizeSocioeconomic Factorsbreast milk intakedeuterium oxidedietary intake assessmentinfantlipid-based nutrient supplementsMalawi

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PMID26259833
PMCPMC6860054
OpenAlexW1909341555

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