title: Influences on the extent of breast-feeding: a prospective study in the Philippines.
abstract: There has been much controversy about the impact of the health sector and the infant food industry on breast-feeding behavior. This study links causal factors to breast-feeding decisions, using a longitudinal survey of more than 3,000 Filipino mother-infant pairs. Most factors decreasing the likelihood that mothers will breast-feed seem to be related to family economics. Delivery in a private hospital, urban residence, high income, absence of spouse, and having worked for wages affect adversely the initiation of breast-feeding. Formula advertising and distribution of samples appear to have relatively little impact on feeding decisions.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Popkin
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Guilkey
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Adair
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Flieger
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000639:trends; D001290:Attitude; D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000639:trends*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010679:Philippines; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population