Correlates of breast-feeding in a rural population
Michelle B Hanson1, Wendy L Hellerstedt, Moïse Desvarieux
1University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Minneapolis, MN 55454-1015, USA.
Objectives:
To examine the associations of education and employment with breast-feeding initiation and duration in rural mothers, in the context of environmental, social, and intrapersonal factors.
Methods:
Data from a telephone survey of 414 mothers from rural Minnesota were examined with regression analyses.
Results:
Education and employment had individual and interactive effects of breast-feeding practices. Women with higher educations and those who were not employed full-time were more likely to initiate and maintain a longer duration of breast-feeding.
Conclusions:
Rural women with less than college educations and who work full-time may need the most support for initiating and maintaining breast-feeding.
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