Abstract
Objective: To describe the sociodemographic characteristics of women who weaned early and the risk factors for early weaning Methodology: This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach, performed in a Basic Health Unit of of Picos, Piauí, Brasil, in august and september 2010, with 56 mothers of children weaned early. Used a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data, covering questions about the sociodemographic profile of mothers, breastfeeding history and characteristics of early weaning. The project was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Piauí, under number 0174.0.045.000-10. Results: The results showed mothers with average monthly income of 740.55 reals; young people in the postpartum period, with an average of 23.4 years of age; 46.4% married; and with 10.5 years of education. Only a mother had six months maternity license, which would correspond to the ideal time for exclusive breastfeeding; and 17 mothers (30.4%) reported insufficient milk as a reason for early weaning. Conclusions: The mothers interviewed had several risk factors for early weaning. It is noteworthy, then, the importance of nurses do a quality monitoring of mother and child, in order to strengthen breastfeeding practices. Descriptors: Weaning. Health Profile. Nursing.
Highlights
A coleta foi realizada por meio da aplicação de um formulário semi-estruturado, que contemplava questões sobre os dados sociodemográficos, história do aleitamento materno e características do desmame precoce
Os resultados foram divididos em dados sociodemográficos, história do aleitamento materno e características do desmame precoce
Tabela 2 - Variáveis relacionadas aos condicionantes do aleitamento materno das crianças desmamadas precocemente
Summary
A idade das mães variou de 12 a 41 anos, com média de [23,4] anos, tratando-se de uma população jovem. Ressalta-se que uma pessoa não respondeu a esse item. A mesma apresentou média de R$ 740,55 mensais para a família, o equivalente a pouco mais que um salário. O número de filhos, incluindo o último, variou de 1 a 4 filhos, com média de [1,55] filhos por mulher, uma média considerada baixa. A história do aleitamento materno relativo ao último filho foi disposta na tabela 2. O tempo de aleitamento materno exclusivo variou de menos de 15 a 150 dias, sendo que 16 (35,6%) amamentaram exclusivamente entre 120 a 150 dias. Tabela 2 - Variáveis relacionadas aos condicionantes do aleitamento materno das crianças desmamadas precocemente.
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