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dc.contributor.authorAakre, Ingeren_US
dc.contributor.authorLilleengen, Anne-Marieen_US
dc.contributor.authorLerseth Aarsand, Marieen_US
dc.contributor.authorStrand, Tor A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBarikmo, Ingriden_US
dc.contributor.authorHenjum, Sigrunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-28T13:34:18Z
dc.date.available2017-04-28T13:34:18Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-28
dc.PublishedAakre I, Lilleengen A, Lerseth Aarsand, Strand TA, Barikmo I, Henjum S. Infant feeding practices in the Saharawi refugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectional study among children from birth to six months of age. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2017;12:8eng
dc.identifier.issn1746-4358
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/15763
dc.description.abstractBackground: Appropriate breastfeeding and infant feeding practices are crucial to a child’s growth and development. The objective of this paper is to describe breastfeeding and general feeding practices and the nutrition status among children from birth to 6 months of age, in the Saharawi refugee camps located in Algeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 111 lactating mothers with infants from birth to 6 months of age. Data regarding breastfeeding practices and a 24 h dietary recall for the infants were collected to assess the World Health Organization’s (WHO) indicators for infant and young child feeding. For exclusive and predominant breastfeeding, age disaggregation for each month was applied to the data. Background characteristics from the mothers and infants were collected, together with anthropometrical measures. We explored predictors for breastfeeding and nutrition status in multiple regression models. Results: In total 13.8%, 8.2% and 16.5% of the infants were stunted, wasted and underweight, respectively. Approximately 65% initiated breastfeeding within 1 h after birth and 11.7 and 21.6% were exclusively or predominantly breastfed less than 6 months. The most commonly given solid foods were dates (27.0%) and bread (10.8%). In multiple regression models, initiation of breastfeeding within 1 h after birth gave increased probability of exclusive or predominant breastfeeding. Giving birth at home as opposed to in a hospital and increasing number of children gave increased probability of initiating breastfeeding early. Exclusive or predominant breastfeeding seemed to protect against underweight and wasting. Conclusions: Exclusively or predominant breastfeeding was low among Saharawi refugee infants. Wasting and underweight was common and more likely to occur if the infants were not exclusively or predominantly breastfed. These findings support the current international breastfeeding recommendations, and suggest that there is an urgent need for promoting infant feeding practices in the Sahara refugee camps.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0eng
dc.subjectBreastfeedingeng
dc.subjectInfantseng
dc.subjectUndernutritioneng
dc.subjectRefugeeseng
dc.subjectInfant feeding practiceseng
dc.titleInfant feeding practices in the Saharawirefugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectionalstudy among children from birth to sixmonths of ageen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2017-01-30T13:34:34Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2017 The Author(s)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-016-0098-1
dc.identifier.cristin1441636
dc.source.journalInternational Breastfeeding Journal


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