title: [Rapid assessment of current infant feeding practices in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil].
abstract: This paper describes a rapid assessment of current infant feeding practices conducted during a mass immunization campaign in an urban area of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, Brazil. Parents or guardians of all infants (<1 year) attending the 8 randomly-selected health centers were interviewed. Median duration of breastfeeding practices was estimated by probit analysis. Of the 719 infants, 692 (96.2%) began breastfeeding, and only 63 (8.9%) were in exclusive breastfeeding. Median duration of total breastfeeding (exclusive plus partial) was 205.93 days. Infants born by cesarean section showed a higher risk of early weaning: OR (95%CI)=1.51 (1.09-2.09) after adjusting for confounding variables (mother's educational level, gestational age, birth weight, whether breastfed). Median duration of total breastfeeding was higher among infants born by vaginal delivery (227.38 days; 95%CI=195.19-271.16) as compared to cesarean section (192.84 days; 95%CI=128.23-273.34). Early introduction of weaning foods such as water/herbal tea and cow's milk was observed with a median age at introduction of 30 days. These findings indicate the need to improve strategies by the public health services to promote exclusive breastfeeding.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio Gomes
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Daniela Saes
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sartorelli
authors.forename: Tiago Alves de Brito
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Zan
authors.forename: Evandro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Lino Cerveira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Fernando Luiz Pinto
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Roberta Correa
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Pascotto
authors.forename: Simoni
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Macri
authors.forename: Marly Augusto
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014886:Weaning