Fatores associados ao aleitamento materno exclusivo em Juiz de Fora, MG

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Afonso, Vivianne Weil
• Orientador(a): Monteiro, Mário Francisco Giani
• Banca de defesa: Chibli, Julio Maria Fonseca , Ribeiro, Luiz Cláudio , Caetano, Rosângela
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva
• Departamento: Centro Biomédico::Instituto de Medicina Social
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Aleitamento materno exclusivo; Amamentação; Leite humano; Hábitos alimentares; Inquérito nutricional
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Exclusive breastfeeding; Breastfeeding; Human milk; Alimentary habits; Nutritional survey
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA
• Link de acesso: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/4581

This work is aimed at the identification and analysis of the factors related to exclusive breast feeding, with statistical significance, among children under the age o four months in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Provides basic information for the making of strategic plans and breast feeding policies in the aforementioned city by studying influent factors in the weaning and by creating the Banco de Dados em Aleitamento Materno in the Centro de Computação do Núcleo de Assessoria Técnica aos Estudos em Saúde da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, which is available for public use. The results obtained from the present work have been properly compared and contrasted with alike studies from different cities nationwide based on similar methodology. In order to achieve the scopes mentioned, a research from August 10 to September 13 of 2002 was held during the vaccination campaign in the city, in one sample per conglomerate, having being accessed 1859 people, out of which 625 mothers and attendants of children under four months, in 24 Public Health Care Units. The terminology used was in accordance to the 1992 OMS recommendation. The questionnaire was applied by 268 previously trained voluntary interviewers, including undergraduates from the medical careers. The research was part of a multicentric study in association with the Núcleo de Pesquisas Epidemiológicas em Nutrição e Saúde da Universidade de São Paulo and the Núcleo de Investigação em Saúde, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde de São Paulo called Avaliação das práticas alimentares no primeiro ano de vida em dias nacionais de vacinação . The analysis of the data was processed using the Software Statistical Package for The Social Sciences (SPSS) and the description of the results achieved were made through the qui-quadrado test to verify the statistical significance of the association between the independent factors with the closing factor in terms of exclusive breast feeding. In order to study the different confusion factors, the regressive logistics technique was applied. The research revealed that the Prevalence of Exclusive Maternal Breastfeeding at the age of four months is low, being the lowest among all Brazilian capitals, expect for Cuiabá. The use of rubber nipple and nursing bottle is very frequent in the city. The risk factors to the interruption of the exclusive maternal breastfeeding under the age of four months are: first-time mothers, birth in public of private-public hospitals, unavailability to breastfeed, use of rubber nipple or nursing bottle. The majority of kids begins their breastfeeding on the first day at home, although not exclusively. As the age progress, there is a progressive decrease in the breastfeeding levels, which indicates the timely need of breastfeeding supportive programs, especially in its exclusive format, as well as its promotion in the city. Emphasis should be given, one, to firsttime mothers, and two, to those mothers who gave birth in public and private-public hospitals, who are not available to breastfeed and make use of rubber nipple and nursing bottle to their children.