Influence of Health Literacy on Maintenance of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months Postpartum: A Multicentre Study
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Influence of Health Literacy on Maintenance of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months Postpartum: A Multicentre StudyAutoría
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2022-04-29Editor
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Valero-Chillerón, M.J.; Mena-Tudela, D.; Cervera-Gasch, Á.; González-Chordá, V.M.; Soriano-Vidal, F.J.; Quesada, J.A.; Castro-Sánchez, E.; Vila-Candel, R. Influence of Health Literacy on Maintenance of Exclusive Breastfeeding at 6 Months Postpartum: A Multicentre Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 5411. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph19095411Tipo de documento
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Background: International organizations recommend initiating breastfeeding within the
first hour of life and maintaining exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. However, worldwide
rates of exclusive breast ... [+]
Background: International organizations recommend initiating breastfeeding within the
first hour of life and maintaining exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. However, worldwide
rates of exclusive breastfeeding for 6-month-old infants is far from meeting the goal proposed by
the World Health Organization, which is to reach a minimum of 50% of infants. Education is one
of the factors affecting the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding, and incidentally, it is also
related to lower health literacy. This study explored the influence of health literacy on maintenance
of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum. Methods: A longitudinal multicenter study
with 343 women were recruited between January 2019 and January 2020. The first questionnaire
was held during the puerperium (24–48 h) with mothers practicing exclusive breastfeeding, with
whom 6-month postpartum breastfeeding follow-up was performed. Socio-demographic, clinical
and obstetric variables were collected. Breastfeeding efficiency was assessed using the LATCH
breastfeeding assessment tool. The health literacy level was evaluated by the Newest Vital Sign
screening tool. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to detect protective factors for early
exclusive breastfeeding cessation. Results: One third of the women continued exclusive breastfeeding
at 6 months postpartum. Approximately half the participants had a low or inadequate health
literacy level. An adequate health literacy level, a high LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool score
(>9 points) and being married were the protective factors against exclusive breastfeeding cessation at
6 months postpartum. Conclusion: Health literacy levels are closely related to maintaining exclusive
breastfeeding and act as a protective factor against early cessation. A specific instrument is needed
to measure the lack of “literacy in breastfeeding”, in order to verify the relationship between health
literacy and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding. [-]
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 19, Issue 9 (May-1 2022)Entidad financiadora
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana (FISABIO)
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UGP-20-250
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II Grant on Nursing I&D&I 2020
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