ArticleInternational breastfeeding journal2017
Exclusive breastfeeding practices among mothers in urban slum settlements: pooled analysis from three prospective birth cohort studies in South India.
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- Understanding the Enablers and Barriers to Appropriate Infants and Young Child Feeding Practices in India: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
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- Maternal caregiving burdens and child well-being in an urban informal settlement: an intersectional study of marginalized caste mothers in Chennai, India.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Prevalence and social determinants of breastfeeding practices in urban slums and urban non-slum areas in India: A comparative analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding Practices and Associated Factors Among Mothers of Infants Aged 12 Months or Younger Attending Selected Tertiary Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Exclusive breastfeeding practices and its determinants in Indian infants: findings from the National Family Health Surveys-4 and 5.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding in 77 districts of Uganda.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Intersectional inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding practices in India: analysis of national family health survey-4.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Determinants of early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers from Jaffna District of Sri Lanka.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Knowledge of Breastfeeding Practices Among Mothers Attending a Tertiary Care Setting in East India.Cureus · 2023Article
- Impact of exclusive breast feeding until six months of age on common illnesses: A prospective observational study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Functional principal component analysis for identifying the child growth pattern using longitudinal birth cohort data.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Article
- Is Infant birth weight and mothers perceived birth size associated with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding in Ghana?PloS one · 2022Article
- Factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding duration in Pakistan: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in urban slums, Bihar.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2021Article
- Determinant of Mother's Health Promotional Measures Practice of Infant with Age 6-12 Months in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal.Advances in preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice among Mothers of Children Aged 6-24 Months in Hail, Saudi Arabia.Scientifica · 2021Article
- Breastfeeding in the first six months of life for babies seen by Lactation Consulting.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2021Article
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backgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends six months of exclusive breastfeeding. Despite documented health, social and economic benefits, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is quite low and information on influencing factors is limited especially from slum settlements. Our goal is to assess the prevalence and evaluate factors associated with early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life among mothers in urban slums of Vellore, Southern India.
methodsWe pooled data from three similar birth cohort studies (
resultsThe prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months was 11.4%, based on prospective data since birth. Results from multivariable analyses revealed maternal education (Adjusted Hazard Ratio [AHR] 1.18 , 95% CI 1.03, 1.35), pucca type of house (AHR 1.25 , 95% CI 1.10, 1.43), two or more number of children in the family (AHR 1.26 , 95% CI 1.10, 1.43), joint family structure (AHR 1.20 , 95% CI 1.02, 1.40) and birth during summer (AHR 1.16, 95% CI 1.01, 1.31) were associated with early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months.
conclusionsOur results indicate that exclusive breastfeeding rates are well below the recommended levels. Educational interventions providing comprehensive breastfeeding information to mothers and their families can be evaluated to assess its effect on improving infant feeding practices.
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