The duration of breast-feeding: How is it affected by biological, sociodemographic, health sector, and food industry factors? | Zendy

Linda S. Adair | Zendy; Barry M. Popkin | Zendy; David K. Guilkey | Zendy

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The duration of breast-feeding: How is it affected by biological, sociodemographic, health sector, and food industry factors?

Author(s) -

Linda S. Adair,

Barry M. Popkin,

David K. Guilkey

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2061863

Subject(s) - duration (music) , environmental health , breast feeding , food industry , medicine , demography , socioeconomics , business , geography , food science , economics , biology , pediatrics , sociology , literature , art

Breast-feeding duration has important effects on a wide array of demographic and maternal and infant health outcomes. This study uses a discrete-time logit hazards model to explore the relationship of biological, sociodemographic, health sector, and food industry practices on the duration of full and partial breast-feeding in a sample of more than 2,600 infants from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey. Food industry and health sector practices (such as distribution of free samples of infant formula), the mother’s perception of being pregnant, infant fatness, and a set of standard sociodemographic factors all affect breast-feeding duration significantly.

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