Contextual Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Practices Among Arab Women in the State of Qatar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12875321 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Behi Nikaiin (University of Calgary in Qatar, corresponding author), Nahrida Nazir (University of Calgary in Qatar), Ambreen Mohammad (0000-0002-2820-4588, University of Calgary in Qatar), Tam Truong Donnelly (0000-0001-6902-9117, University of Calgary), Roqaia Ahmed Dorri (University of Calgary), Nish Petal (Women's Hospital) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 74-95 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Sociology Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1733-8077 • E-ISSN: 1733-8077 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18778/1733-8077.9.3.05 |
| OpenAlex | W4206088288 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
Breastfeeding is an important source of nutrition and sustenance for infants and toddlers, and has also been linked to several aspects of emotional, physiological, and psychological developments. Benefits of breastfeeding include lower morbidity and mortality rates in infants, appropriate nutrition for early physiological development, and improved immune system development. Some studies also suggest it may enhance cognitive development and reduce the risk of diabetes. These health benefits positively influence the physiological status of the infant throughout his or her early childhood and adolescence. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that breastfeeding be initiated immediately following birth and continued until the infant is at least 6 months of age. However, according to the UNICEF report, between 2000-2007 in Qatar, only 12% of babies under 6 months were exclusively breastfed. Funded by the QNRP (Qatar Undergraduate Research Experience Program), the goal of this exploratory qualitative study was to find ways to effectively promote breastfeeding practices among Qatari women by investigating factors affecting the ways in which Qatari women (national and nonnational Arab women) make decisions to engage in breastfeeding practices and their overall knowledge of breastfeeding. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 32 Arab mothers as research participants and individual in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant. Results showed that professional support from doctors and nurses, social support from parents and spouse, cultural and religious values, economic ability work restrictions, time, as well as availability of help and care at home, personal challenges, such as perceptions of pain, body image, and body changes, were some of the major factors in making decisions to breastfeed or not
Breastfeeding · Environmental health · Nonprobability sampling · Population · Qualitative research · Sociology · Spouse · Sustenance · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Pediatrics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |