Exclusive Breastfeeding among Canadian Inuit: Results from the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey

"Background: Very little population-based research has been conducted around the exclusive breastfeeding practices of Inuit Canadians. Objectives: This research aims to assess the distribution of exclusive breastfeeding among Inuit Canadians and to identify factors associated with exclusive bre...

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Main Authors: McIsaac, Kathryn E., Lou, Wendy, Sellen, Daniel, Young, T. Kue
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-2ktk-yy71
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/7130c41b-5a2c-4c42-8493-eae3b4d5c8ed
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Summary:"Background: Very little population-based research has been conducted around the exclusive breastfeeding practices of Inuit Canadians. Objectives: This research aims to assess the distribution of exclusive breastfeeding among Inuit Canadians and to identify factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding as recommended. Methods: We use data from 188 infant-mother dyads who completed the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey, a cross-sectional, population-based survey of Inuit children aged 3 to 5 years. A series of multinomial logistic regression models were run to identify factors associated with 4 exclusive breastfeeding durations (≤ 1 month, > 1- 6.5 months)." (as cited in abstract)