title: Alcohol intake in lactating women assisted in a University Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of alcohol intake and the degree of alcohol-related risk among nursing mothers attended at the Child Care Service of Hospital das Clínicas of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was carried out with 157 nursing mothers enrolled in the Child Care Program of the university hospital. A questionnaire was administered addressing demographic and socioeconomic variables, type and duration of breastfeeding, smoking habits and consumption of foods considered as appetizers. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT C) was applied for assessing alcohol consumption in the previous 12 months. Pearson's chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve percent of the nursing mothers reported consuming alcoholic beverages, 100% of whom were classified as being at low risk for alcohol use disorders. The frequency of nursing mothers who consumed appetizers during alcohol consumption was 100%, the most common of which was cheese - 18 (95%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of alcohol intake was low in the nursing mothers analyzed. The users exhibited a low risk for alcohol disorders and a high frequency of the consumption of appetizers during alcohol consumption.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brasil. nutrianaluisa@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ana Luisa V
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Amanda Fernandes O
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Ana Carolina R
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Amorim
authors.forename: Mayara Brasil de S
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Leitão
authors.forename: Regiane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: Maria Goretti P A
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Burgos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult