Determinants of Breastfeeding Duration in Peninsular Malaysia
- 1 July 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Asia-Pacific journal of public health
- Vol. 12 (2), 102-106
- https://doi.org/10.1177/101053950001200209
Abstract
The health benefits of breastfeeding to infants and mothers have been well recognised. This study applies linear regression analysis to assess the determinants of breastfeeding duration of first born using data from the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey. The proportion of women who breastfed their first child is 82 percent, of which 97 percent reported their breastfeeding duration. The distribution of breastfeeding duration has a mean of 5.7 months and a median of two months. Important determinants of breastfeeding duration include maternal age, ethnicity, period of first birth, husband's occupation and work status of the woman. Asia Pac JPublic Health 2000;12(2): 102-106Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Do women's breastfeeding experiences with their first‐borns affect whether they breastfeed their subsequent children?Social Biology, 1990
- DOES BREASTFEEDING REALLY SAVE LIVES, OR ARE APPARENT BENEFITS DUE TO BIASES?American Journal of Epidemiology, 1986
- The Contraceptive Role of BreastfeedingPopulation Studies, 1985