Mu'tah Lil-Buhuth wad-Dirasat, Natural and Applied Sciences

Series Vol. 37. No.1, 2022. page 25-29

ISSN:1022-6812

Abstract

This study aimed to find out the determinants of not BF and delaying the EIBF in Aqaba city, Jordan. Determinants associated with not BF included the infant age ≤8th(OR:2.81;95% CI: 0.62-12.6),caesarean section ( OR:2.52;95% CI: 1.61-3.95),mother smoking (OR:3.33;95% CI: 1.90-5.84),placement of the baby in a separate room (OR:1.98; 95% CI: 1.17-3.36), delaying BF by >1 h (OR:2.29; 95% CI: 1.46-3.61)and mothers who used a pacifier (OR: 3.14;95% CI: 2.03-4.88).While, the significant factors of the delaying EIBF were the infant age ≤8th month (OR: 2.44; 95% CI: 0.57-10.4), cesarean section (OR: 2.28; 95% CI: 1.47- 3.54), formula feeding only (OR: 2.44; 95% CI: 1.50-3.98), mothers who used a pacifier (OR :0.49 (95% CI: 0.31-0.78) and uninformed mothers regarding the importance of BF (OR: 1.85; 95% CI: 1.16-2.93). In conclusion, there is a distinct need for promotion of BF, to increase the initiation, the exclusiveness, and the extended duration of BF.