ArticleJournal of nutritional science2022
Mothers' feeding practices among infants (4-12 months) and associated factors: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia.
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- Applying the theory of planned behavior to examine breastfeeding determinants in countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council: a systematic review.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Pooled it
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- Development and pilot testing of a comprehensive and culturally-sensitive infant feeding descriptive questionnaire: a cross-sectional design.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Determinants of infants and young children feeding practices among mothers living in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Inequalities in early initiation of breastfeeding in Bangladesh: an estimation of relative and absolute measures of inequality.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Associated Factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding Intention among Pregnant Women in Najran, Saudi Arabia.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Is the Frequency of Postpartum Breastfeeding Counseling Associated with Exclusive Breastfeeding at Six Months? An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Relationship between Maternal Ideation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice among Saudi Nursing Mothers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Nutritional Assessment of the Infant Population of the Chirikyacu Indigenous Community of Peru.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
A global target of increasing exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) to at least 50 % by the year 2025 was set by the WHO for infants under 6 months. The lowest prevalence in the world was found in the Eastern Mediterranean region in 2010-18 and little is known about the status of mothers' feeding practices in Saudi Arabia. The present study aimed to assess mothers' actual feeding and weaning practices used with their infants by the mothers' different age groups. The present study was conducted among 247 mothers of infants aged 4-12 months who were attending public well-baby clinics. Quantitative data were obtained by nutritionists using an electronic semi-structured questionnaire about mothers' feeding practices. Only 5·3 % of mothers engaged in EBF, 44·9 % breast-fed their infants after an hour of birth, while 92·7 % of infants had ever been breast-fed. The average intent/plan to continue breast-feeding was 4·9(±3·1) months. Younger mothers introduced weaning food around 4 weeks earlier than older mothers (mean differences were -0·4, 95 % CI -0·71, -0·13;
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