Research Article

How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van?

Volume: 13 Number: 3 February 3, 2016
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How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van?

Abstract

Objective: This research was planned to evaluate how mothers with 0-12-month-old infants who had been admitted to health centers in the city center of Van.

Methods: The data of this descriptive research were collected by face-to-face interviews with 635 mothers. The data were evaluated by chi-square and logistic regression analysis.

Results: The mean duration of exclusive breastfeeding of infants was 4 months. While 47.9% of 1-6-month-old infants were still being breastfed, 53.5% of 7-12-month-old infants were being fed with proper nutrition in addition to breast milk. It was confirmed that infants of 6 months or younger are four times better fed than babies of 7 months and older, infants breastfed in the first postnatal hour are fed 1.6 times better than those breastfed after the first hour, and that infants not given pacifiers are two times better fed compared to those that are not given these aids.

Conclusion: In the present study, the frequency of exclusive breastfeeding was higher than that indicated average of Turkey. Additionally, a negative relationship was found between using pacifiers and proper nutrition. Our study showed that the aims that WHO and of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) suggest could not be reached but results were still found to be better compared to those of TNSA-2008 and TNSA-2013.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Aktan Turan This is me

Gülümser Dolgun This is me

İzzet Çeleğen This is me

Publication Date

February 3, 2016

Submission Date

February 3, 2016

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 13 Number: 3

APA
Turan, A., Yüksel, A., Dolgun, G., & Çeleğen, İ. (2016). How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van? Turkish Journal of Public Health, 13(3), 172-183. https://doi.org/10.20518/thsd.99582
AMA
1.Turan A, Yüksel A, Dolgun G, Çeleğen İ. How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van? TJPH. 2016;13(3):172-183. doi:10.20518/thsd.99582
Chicago
Turan, Aktan, Ayşe Yüksel, Gülümser Dolgun, and İzzet Çeleğen. 2016. “How Mothers Feed Their 0-12-Month-Old Children in Turkey’s Eastern Province of Van?”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 13 (3): 172-83. https://doi.org/10.20518/thsd.99582.
EndNote
Turan A, Yüksel A, Dolgun G, Çeleğen İ (February 1, 2016) How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van? Turkish Journal of Public Health 13 3 172–183.
IEEE
[1]A. Turan, A. Yüksel, G. Dolgun, and İ. Çeleğen, “How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van?”, TJPH, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 172–183, Feb. 2016, doi: 10.20518/thsd.99582.
ISNAD
Turan, Aktan - Yüksel, Ayşe - Dolgun, Gülümser - Çeleğen, İzzet. “How Mothers Feed Their 0-12-Month-Old Children in Turkey’s Eastern Province of Van?”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 13/3 (February 1, 2016): 172-183. https://doi.org/10.20518/thsd.99582.
JAMA
1.Turan A, Yüksel A, Dolgun G, Çeleğen İ. How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van? TJPH. 2016;13:172–183.
MLA
Turan, Aktan, et al. “How Mothers Feed Their 0-12-Month-Old Children in Turkey’s Eastern Province of Van?”. Turkish Journal of Public Health, vol. 13, no. 3, Feb. 2016, pp. 172-83, doi:10.20518/thsd.99582.
Vancouver
1.Aktan Turan, Ayşe Yüksel, Gülümser Dolgun, İzzet Çeleğen. How mothers feed their 0-12-month-old children in Turkey’s Eastern province of Van? TJPH. 2016 Feb. 1;13(3):172-83. doi:10.20518/thsd.99582

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