Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada
Indigenous children in Canada are less likely to be breastfed compared to non-Indigenous children; however, little information about rates and correlates of breastfeeding exist. We used a nationally representative survey to examine breastfeeding initiation (n = 9,330) and duration (n = 6,760) among...
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ftunivwontaojs:oai:ojs.uwo.ca:article/7563 2023-05-15T16:16:07+02:00 Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada Romano, Isabella Cooke, Martin Wilk, Piotr 2019-01-14 application/pdf https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7563 eng eng Western University https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7563/6207 https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/iipj/article/view/7563 Copyright (c) 2019 Isabella Romano, Martin Cooke, Piotr Wilk https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 CC-BY-NC-ND The International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2019) International Indigenous Policy Journal; Vol. 10 No. 1 (2019) 1916-5781 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2019 ftunivwontaojs 2023-02-05T19:15:47Z Indigenous children in Canada are less likely to be breastfed compared to non-Indigenous children; however, little information about rates and correlates of breastfeeding exist. We used a nationally representative survey to examine breastfeeding initiation (n = 9,330) and duration (n = 6,760) among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children. In our sample, 72.5% of children had been breastfed, and 57.9% of these individuals were breastfed until six months. Factors associated with increased breastfeeding included mothers’ educational attainment, children’s weight at birth, mothers' residential school attendance, and region of residence. Having Indian Status and lower household income were associated with lower breastfeeding initiation and duration. Our findings suggest that targeted efforts to encourage and support breastfeeding among Indigenous women are needed. Additional research using contemporary data are required in Canada. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations inuit Western Libraries OJS Canada Indian International Indigenous Policy Journal 10 1 |
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Indigenous children in Canada are less likely to be breastfed compared to non-Indigenous children; however, little information about rates and correlates of breastfeeding exist. We used a nationally representative survey to examine breastfeeding initiation (n = 9,330) and duration (n = 6,760) among First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children. In our sample, 72.5% of children had been breastfed, and 57.9% of these individuals were breastfed until six months. Factors associated with increased breastfeeding included mothers’ educational attainment, children’s weight at birth, mothers' residential school attendance, and region of residence. Having Indian Status and lower household income were associated with lower breastfeeding initiation and duration. Our findings suggest that targeted efforts to encourage and support breastfeeding among Indigenous women are needed. Additional research using contemporary data are required in Canada. |
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Romano, Isabella Cooke, Martin Wilk, Piotr Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada |
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Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada |
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Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada |
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Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada |
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Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada |
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Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada |
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factors affecting initiation and duration of breastfeeding among off-reserve indigenous children in canada |
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Western University |
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