Prevalência do aleitamento materno no Distrito Federal, Brasil / Prevalence of breast-feeding in Brasilia, Brazil
Cad. saúde pública
;
18(3): 613-621, maio-jun. 2002.
Artigo
em Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-330946
ABSTRACT
This article presents the findings of a population-based cross-sectional survey carried out during a mass immunization campaign. A group of 3,305 mothers whose babies were 0 to 180 days old was selected by systematic sampling and interviewed with a pretested questionnaire. The prevalence of exclusive breast-feeding among 0-15 day-old children was 62 (IC 95: 58.5-65.3) and 12.8 (11.0-14.7), among 151-180 day-old children. The average duration of exclusive breast-feeding was 39.4 days. The prevalence of predominant breast-feeding was invariable along the age intervals showing a mean of 33.1 (31.4-34.7). The prevalence of partial breast-feeding among 0-15 day-old children was 4.5 (3.1-6.4) and 28.4 (25.8-31.0) for the mentioned age groups. For maternal breast-feeding, the overall prevalence varied from 96.8 (95.8-97.7) to 70.9 (67.7-73.9). In conclusion, although the overall prevalence of breast-feeding in Brasilia is relatively high, the period that children are exclusively breast-fed is short.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Aleitamento Materno
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
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Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Lactente
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Português
Revista:
Cad. saúde pública
Assunto da revista:
Saúde Pública
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Toxicologia
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal/BR
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Universidade de Brasília/BR
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