Breast-feeding Performance Index
A composite index to describe overall breast-feeding performance among infants under 6 months of age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15093243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Upul Senarath (0000-0001-6152-6258, University of Colombo, corresponding author), Michael J Dibley (0000-0002-1554-5180, University of Newcastle Australia), Kingsley E Agho (0000-0003-4111-3207, The University of Sydney) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 996-1004 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980007441428 |
| PMID | 17381937 |
| OpenAlex | W2002163401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
Objectives To develop a composite index to describe the overall breast-feeding performance of infants Design, setting and subjects The 2003 Demographic and Health Survey was a multi-stage cluster sample survey of 4320 households in Timor-Leste which covered 573 infants aged Results Exclusive breast-feeding rate was 29.9%. The BPI (mean 4.4, standard deviation 1.77) was categorised as low, average and high according to tertiles. Multivariate analysis indicated that infants from the richest households were 1.70 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04–2.77) times more likely to have ‘low BPI’ than the poorest. Maternal BMI − 2 was predictive of poor breast-feeding (odds ratio = 1.79; 95% CI 1.27–2.52). In the ‘low’ BPI group, the incidence of diarrhoea (13.4%) and acute respiratory infections (20.7%) during the previous two weeks was significantly higher than in ‘average’ (4.3 and 9.3%) and ‘high’ BPI groups (4.6 and 5.5%). Conclusions Creating a composite index to assess the overall breast-feeding performance among infants
Breast feeding · Composite index · Composite indicator · Econometrics · Index (typography · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Computer Science · Infant Nutrition and Health · Mathematics · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
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| Citation span | 2007 - 2010 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |