Title of article :
Infant feeding practices of Saudi mothers in five different regions of Saudi Arabia
Author/Authors :
Murshid, Ebtissam King Saud University - College of Dentistry, KSA
From page :
78
To page :
85
Abstract :
Objective: A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the infant feeding practices of Saudi mothers in fivedifferent regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: Self administered questionnaires were randomly distributed to mothers with children aged less than 2 years attending major children s hospitals in fivedifferentregions. The questionnaire covered different demographic data such as mother s age, occupation, educational level, number of children, marital status, region, and type of feeding or nursing. Results: In general 48.2% of the mothers preferred exclusive bottle feeding, followed by bottle and breast feeding (29.7%) with only 22.0% of the mothers preferring exclusive breast feeding. Statistical test on the effect of the different demographic factors on the mothers preference of infant feeding were found to be highly significant,(?2test,P=0.01).Step wise Logistic regression test shows that the most significant factors affecting the mothers infant feeding practices were mothers education and maritalstatus. Conclusion:Bottle feeding was the most common method of infant feeding by all the participating mothers. Medical professionals should educate mothers to increase their awareness of the importance of breast feeding.
Journal title :
The Saudi Dental Journal
Journal title :
The Saudi Dental Journal
Record number :
2666282
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