DETERMINANTS OF BOTTLE USE AMONGST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED MOTHERS
Abstract
Background: There is documented evidence of increased risk of infant mortality in formula fedinfants versus breast fed babies. The hazards of bottle use for infant feeding, especially inunderprivileged communities, are also well known. As the issue of bottle use is directly related tochildhood survival and mortality, there is legislation against propagation of bottle-feeding inPakistan. Methods: Objectives: To obtain information about determinants of bottle use for infantfeeding in a low-income periurban community. Design: Community based cross-sectional study.Results: 150 mothers with infants up to one year of age were included in the study period fromOctober 03 to March 04. Out of these 102 mothers were found using bottle for infant with orwithout breast-feeding. The tendency to use the bottle increased in relation to child’s increasingage. Only 17% of the infants under the age of 3 months were offered bottle, it was 69% between 4to 6 months and it increased to 76%.in infants from 7 months to 1 year. The attributes associatedwith increased bottle use were mother’s older age, illiteracy and increased parity. Conclusion:Bottle use is a public health issue in poor and illiterate mothers of developing countries. While, inPakistan, laws are enacted against its propagation, we need community-based strategies to bringabout a socio-cultural shift in the growing prevalence of bottle use found in the study.Key words: Infant feeding in developing countries, bottle use, breast milk substitute.References
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