Breastfeeding in Western Saudi Arabia: a prospective cohort study
| dc.contributor.author | Al Juaid, Daifellah A M | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Colin Binns | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Dr Roslyn Giglia | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-09T05:12:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-09T05:12:49Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52941 | |
| dc.description.abstract |
A cohort of 578 of mothers and their infants from Western Saudi Arabia were followed for six months to document infant feeding practices. Breastfeeding was initiated by 80% of mothers, but only 48.6% were exclusively breastfeeding at discharge. The ‘any breastfeeding’ rate declined to 46% at six months. Most mothers (71.3%) introduced some infant formula before six weeks of age. Younger age, primi-parity, higher socio-economic status, obesity and depression were associated with lower breastfeeding rates. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Curtin University | en_US |
| dc.title | Breastfeeding in Western Saudi Arabia: a prospective cohort study | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dcterms.educationLevel | PhD | en_US |
| curtin.department | Public Health | en_US |
| curtin.accessStatus | Open access | en_US |
| curtin.faculty | Health Sciences | en_US |