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    Exclusive breastfeeding duration, breastfeeding continuation and associated factors among Turkish mothers: A baby-friendly hospital study from Konya, Turkey
    (Galenos Yayıncılık, 2021-04-25) Alp, Esma Keleş
    Introduction: Identifying and understanding the factors on exclusive breastfeeding duration and continuation at the community level in a clinician’s setting is vital for designing interventions to improve. The objective of this study was to evaluate the factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding time and total continued breastfeeding period among mothers in the middle region of Turkey. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire form including; information about women’s and children’s socio-demographic characteristics and breastfeeding habits was used. Results: A total of 1041 mothers were included in the study. Exclusive breastfeeding time and total continued breastfeeding period were found as 5.45±1.98/month and 17.56±8.17/month, respectively. On the other hand, most of the mothers (74.9%) exclusively breastfed their children more than 6 months while only 35% of mothers continued breastfeeding over 24 months. Current study showed that types of first prelacteal feeds, maternity age (30-40 years of age), socioeconomic status, single child birth and doctor/nurse as the source of knowledge about benefits of breastfeeding were strongly associated with the exclusive breastfeeding time of ≥6 months. In addition, young mothers (20-30 years of age), primiparous, breast milk as the first prelacteal feed, lower educational level, low socioeconomic status, nuclear type of family status and doctor/nurse as the source of knowledge about benefits of breastfeeding were found to be strongly associated with total continued breastfeeding period of ≥24 months. Conclusions: Certain factors can be associated with exclusive breastfeeding duration and breastfeeding continuation. So, community-based proposals should be prepared by working on the determined factors to improve breastfeeding duration.