Infant Feeding Practices in Central Anatolia, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorŞanlıer, Nevin
dc.contributor.authorÜnüsan, Nurhan
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:45:50Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:45:50Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractInfant feeding decisions are some of the most important choices parents make. Breast milk or formula is the first decision made in infant feeding. Complementary feeding is common among very young children in Turkey. Therefore, the aim of this research is to focus on the introduction of solid foods, and to determine the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and breastfeeding practices of infants' mothers. The study includes a stratified random sample of 335 infants and toddlers between 4 and 24 months of age. The duration of breastfeeding increased with the second-born, third-born or higher-born infants, but did not significantly increase with the third born. The mean breastfeeding duration in this sample was 11.19 months. Bread was reported by two-thirds of mothers when their infants were four to six months of age, followed by fruit juice and vegetable soup, egg and cow's milk. Mothers in our study introduced supplementary food much earlier than recommendations. Further research is needed to determine the extent and impact of feeding practices on child growth and the sizes of portions consumed should be included.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Healthen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Promotion of Breastfeeding and the Baby-Friendly Hospitals Initiative was launched in 1991 by the Ministry of Health. In Turkey, 62 administrative provinces have baby-friendly hospitals. The annual number of births in these hospitals is 452,000. This means that 56% of annual births take place in baby-friendly hospitals. After an assessment meeting on 6 October 2005, the number of baby-friendly hospitals rose to 205, while the number of baby-friendly provinces is now eight. Activities first began with the targeting of hospitals and were expanded in 2001 to cover first-step health facilities that are important in supporting breastfeeding (UNICEF, online).en_US
dc.identifier.citationŞanlıer, N., Ünüsan, N., (2009). Infant Feeding Practices in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Early Child Development and Care, 179(1), 17-25. Doi: 10.1080/03004430600870389
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03004430600870389en_US
dc.identifier.endpage25en_US
dc.identifier.issn0300-4430en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage17en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430600870389
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/24157
dc.identifier.volume179en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorÜnüsan, Nurhan
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEarly Child Development and Careen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectFeeding practicesen_US
dc.subjectInfanten_US
dc.subjectSupplementary fooden_US
dc.titleInfant Feeding Practices in Central Anatolia, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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