What is the impact of rural-to-urban migration on exclusive breastfeeding: a population-based cross-sectional study

作者：Xiao Han Yin, Chen Zhao, Yang Yu, Huifeng Shi, Tian Wu, J Xie, Jie Qiong Niu, Xiao Li Wang, Fang Jin · 发表于：International Breastfeeding Journal · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1186/s13006-020-00330-8 · 被引用次数：13 · 研究领域：Breastfeeding Practices and Influences、Child Nutrition and Water Access、Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

BACKGROUND: In China, less than one third of infants under 6 months of age are being exclusively breastfed. Maternal rural-to-urban migration contributes to these low rates of breastfeeding practices. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of breastfeeding practices and associated factors among rural-to-urban migrant children and local children with infants aged 0-12 months in China, 2018. METHODS: Data were collected from a population-based cross-sectional survey in 2018 that included 6995 infants from eight urban areas (four metropolis and four medium sized/small cities) in China. The prevalence of breastfeeding practices was calculated using a 24-h recall questionnaire for all infants aged under 12 months. Logistic regression was conducted to examine the association between the prevalence of breastfeeding practices and maternal migrant status, after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, mother-infant health information and supportive information. For exclusive breastfeeding, we further analyzed its association with maternal rural-to-urban migration, stratified by maternal education level, maternal resident place and maternal ethnicity, respectively. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of ever breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, predominant breastfeeding and age-appropriate breastfeeding (exclusive breastfeeding of infants under 6 months of age and complementary feeding from six to 12 months of age) was 97.51, 29.84, 59.89 and 45.07%, respec...