Título: Componentes sociodemográficos que inciden en lactancia materna exclusiva

Autor(es): HIDROBO GUZMAN JOSE FABIAN, JARAMILLO VILLARRUEL DARWIN ENRIQUE, REASCOS PAREDES YU LING, VASQUEZ FIGUEROA TATIANA ISABEL

Fecha de publicación: 30-jun-2021

Resumen: Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding is necessary for the feeding, nutrition and well-being of the child. For decades worldwide there has been the premature abandonment of this elementary practice that directly affects the growth and integral development of the child. Objective: To identify the socio-demographic components that affect exclusive breastfeeding. Materials and methods: The study has a descriptive, cross-sectional design, a structured and validated survey was applied to 419 mothers using stratified probability sampling of a total population of 3000 lactating mothers from Zone 1 of Ecuador calculated with 95% confidence and 5% error; the variables are sociodemographic characteristics, which included age, ethnicity, occupation, related to the time of exclusive breastfeeding. Results: The mestizo ethnic group predominates with 43.4%; In general, 41.5% fed EBF up to six months, with indigenous women standing out with 47.1% as the ethnic group that maintains this practice. Regarding age, mothers over 35 years of age, which corresponds to 53.2%, exceed adolescents and young women in compliance with WHO recommendations, while 42.2% of non-working mothers provide breastfeeding. Conclusions and Recommendations: Exclusive breastfeeding has been affected mainly by maternal age, the younger the mother, the more likely abandonment is, according to ethnicity, indigenous women give more breastfeeding followed by Afro-descendants and mestizos. The implementation of relactation could be a strategy for the integral development of the child.

Palabras clave: Component, sociodemography, exclusive breastfeeding, ethnicity.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53358/lauinvestiga.v8i1.440

ISSN: 2773-756X

Tipo publicación: Artículo