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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 | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Grewal, Navnit Kaur Andersen, Lene Frost Sellen, Daniel W. Mosdøl, Annhild Torheim, Liv Elin |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | 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. |
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| DOI | 10.1017/S1368980015001962 |
| PubMed reference number | 26105703 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1368980015001962 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/E268A8CC6567D46F31BFE05512B147BF/S1368980015001962a.pdf/breastfeeding_and_complementary_feeding_practices_in_the_first_6_months_of_life_among_norwegiansomali_and_norwegianiraqi_infants_the_innbakost_survey.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015001962 |
| Journal | Public health nutrition |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
