title: Predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity in a WIC sample.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity in low-income women who received services from a Chicago area clinic of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC).
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary data analysis of existing clinical and administrative data.
  
  
  METHODS
  An urban community health center serving low-income families.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and thirty-five (235) low-income women who initiated breastfeeding and received WIC services.
  
  
  METHODS
  Logistic regression models were fit to existing prenatal and postpartum data to determine predictors of breastfeeding exclusivity during the immediate postpartum period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 23% of the sample breastfed exclusively. Women who received first-trimester prenatal care were more likely to exclusively breastfeed than women who entered prenatal care in later trimesters (OR = 2.02, p ≤ 0.05). Women who declared intentions prenatally to exclusively breastfeed were more likely to exclusively breastfeed than women who did not intend to breastfeed (OR = 3.85, p ≤ 0.001). Overweight/obese women were less likely to exclusively breastfeed than normal/underweight women (OR = 0.50, p ≤ 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings from this study can be used to develop tailored interventions to promote breastfeeding exclusivity among low-income WIC recipients.
authors.affiliation: Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University, Maywood, IL, USA. stenfelde@luc.edu
authors.forename: Sandi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tenfelde
authors.forename: Lorna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Finnegan
authors.forename: Pamela D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology; D002641:Chicago; D003151:Community Health Centers; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D009042:Motivation; D011203:Poverty; D011632:Public Assistance