dc.contributor.author | Grewal, Navnit Kaur | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Andersen, Lene Frost | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sellen, Daniel W | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mosdøl, Annhild | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Torheim, Liv Elin | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-21T12:44:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-03-21T12:44:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Grewal, N.K., Andersen, L.F., Sellen, D.W., Mosdøl, A. & Torheim, L.E. (2015). Breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices in the first 6 months of life among Norwegian-Somali and Norwegian-Iraqi infants: the InnBaKost survey. Public Health Nutrition. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015001962 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1368-9800 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1277449 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/3149 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To examine breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices during
the first 6 months of life among Norwegian infants of Somali and Iraqi family origin.
Design: A cross-sectional survey was performed during March 2013–February
2014. Data were collected using a semi-quantitative FFQ adapted from the second
Norwegian national dietary survey among infants in 2006–2007.
Setting: Somali-born and Iraqi-born mothers living in eastern Norway were invited
to participate.
Subjects: One hundred and seven mothers/infants of Somali origin and eighty
mothers/infants of Iraqi origin participated.
Results: Breast-feeding was almost universally initiated after birth. Only 7 % of
Norwegian-Somali and 10 % of Norwegian-Iraqi infants were exclusively breastfed
at 4 months of age. By 1 month of age, water had been introduced to 30 % of
Norwegian-Somali and 26 % of Norwegian-Iraqi infants, and infant formula to 44 %
and 34 %, respectively. Fifty-four per cent of Norwegian-Somali and 68 % of
Norwegian-Iraqi infants had been introduced to solid or semi-solid foods at
4 months of age. Breast-feeding at 6 months of age was more common among
Norwegian-Somali infants (79 %) compared with Norwegian-Iraqi infants (58 %;
P= 0·001). Multivariate analyses indicated no significant factors associated with
exclusive breast-feeding at 3·5 months of age. Factors positively associated with
breast-feeding at 6 months were country of origin (Somalia) and parity (>2).
Conclusions: Breast-feeding initiation was common among Iraqi-born and Somaliborn
mothers, but the exclusive breast-feeding period was shorter than
recommended in both groups. The study suggests that there is a need for new
culture-specific approaches to support exclusive breast-feeding and complementary
feeding practices among foreign-born mothers living in Norway. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_US |
dc.subject | Exclusive breast-feeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Breast-feeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Infant feeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Immigrants | en_US |
dc.title | Breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices in the first 6 months of life among Norwegian-Somali and Norwegian-Iraqi infants: the InnBaKost survey | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015001962 | |