Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices in the first 6 months of life among Norwegian-Somali and Norwegian-Iraqi infants: the InnBaKost survey
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Grewal, Navnit Kaur Andersen, Lene Frost Sellen, Daniel Mosdøl, Annhild Torheim, Liv Elin |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Objective: To examine breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices during the first 6 months of life among Norwegian infants of Somali and Iraqi family origin.Design: A cross-sectional survey was performed during March 2013–February 2014. Data were collected using a semi-quantitative FFQ adapted from the second Norwegian national dietary survey among infants in 2006–2007.Setting: Somali-born and Iraqi-born mothers living in eastern Norway were invited to participate.Subjects: One hundred and seven mothers/infants of Somali origin and eighty mothers/infants of Iraqi origin participated.Results: Breast-feeding was almost universally initiated after birth. Only 7 % of Norwegian-Somali and 10 % of Norwegian-Iraqi infants were exclusively breast-fed at 4 months of age. By 1 month of age, water had been introduced to 30 % of Norwegian-Somali and 26 % of Norwegian-Iraqi infants, and infant formula to 44 % and 34 %, respectively. Fifty-four per cent of Norwegian-Somali and 68 % of Norwegian-Iraqi infants had been introduced to solid or semi-solid foods at 4 months of age. Breast-feeding at 6 months of age was more common among Norwegian-Somali infants (79 %) compared with Norwegian-Iraqi infants (58 %;P=0·001). Multivariate analyses indicated no significant factors associated with exclusive breast-feeding at 3·5 months of age. Factors positively associated with breast-feeding at 6 months were country of origin (Somalia) and parity (>2).Conclusions: Breast-feeding initiation was common among Iraqi-born and Somali-born mothers, but the exclusive breast-feeding period was shorter than recommended in both groups. The study suggests that there is a need for new culture-specific approaches to support exclusive breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices among foreign-born mothers living in Norway. |
| Related Links | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/E268A8CC6567D46F31BFE05512B147BF/S1368980015001962a.pdf/div-class-title-breast-feeding-and-complementary-feeding-practices-in-the-first-6-months-of-life-among-norwegian-somali-and-norwegian-iraqi-infants-the-innbakost-survey-div.pdf |
| Ending Page | 715 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| Starting Page | 703 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980015001962 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2015-06-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Dietetics feeding |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
