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Implementation of the Brazilian Breastfeeding Network and prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding

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Author(s):
Adriana Passanha [1] ; Maria Helena D?Aquino Benício [2] ; Sônia Isoyama Venâncio [3] ; Márcia Cristina Guerreiro dos Reis [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Nutrição - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Nutrição - Brasil
[3] Secretaria Estadual da Saúde de São Paulo. Instituto de Saúde. Centro de Tecnologias em Saúde para o SUS - Brasil
[4] Secretaria Municipal da Saúde de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 47, n. 6, p. 1141-1148, 2013-12-00.
Abstract

OBJECTIVE : To evaluate the association between the level of implementation of the Brazilian Breastfeeding Network and the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. METHODS : Cross-sectional study of a representative sample of 916 infants < 6 months, in Ribeirao Preto, SP, Southeastern Brazil, in 2011. Data on breastfeeding, place of outpatient care and other characteristics were collected during the National Vaccination Campaign. The factor studied is where outpatient care took place: Private; Non-Network Public; Public with Network Workshop; and Public certified by Network. The individualized effect of the factor studied on the outcome was analyzed using Poisson regression with robust variance. RESULTS : The comparison between private (reference category) and other outpatient care showed significant dose-response relationship with a progressive increase in the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in public non-Network, public with Network Workshop and public accredited by Network outpatient care (p = 0.047). As regards the Basic Health Units accredited by Network category, the Prevalence Ratio of exclusive breastfeeding was equal to 1.47 (95%CI 1.00;2.17), after adjustment for confounding variables. CONCLUSIONS : The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding for infants < 6 months was higher in places accredited by the Brazilian Breastfeeding Network, which evinces the importance of investing in accreditation of Basic Units of Health by this strategy. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 10/06737-7 - Breastfeeding pattern in children less than six months in the city of Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil according support received in maternity hospitals and in ambulatorial attendance
Grantee:Adriana Passanha
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master