Influencing factors of early weaning and its implications in infant health
International Journal of Development Research
Influencing factors of early weaning and its implications in infant health
Received 02nd April, 2019; Received in revised form 03rd May, 2019; Accepted 11th June, 2019; Published online 31st July, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Aliniana da Silva Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To analyze the factors related to early weaning. Method: An analytical research with a cross-sectional design carried out from December 2017 to April 2018 in a Primary Health Care Unit, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. A total of 136 nurses participated, using a semi-structured form, whose data were processed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences to perform a descriptive and inferential analysis by association between independent variables and the outcome (early weaning). The Pearson chi-square test was performed with significance level of p <0.05. Results: The mean duration of breastfeeding was 100 days. The factors that significantly influenced early weaning were: maternal age (p = 0.006), schooling (0.036), out-of-home occupation (0.020), presence of breastfeeding difficulties (0.000), infant birth weight (0.005), and illness frequency (0.033). Conclusion: Several factors should be considered in the education and support to mothers, preventing early weaning. Descriptors: Weaning, Breastfeeding, Maternal and Child Nursing, Children's Health.
