Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study

Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study

Breastfeeding rates in urban Malaysian mothers are below World Health Organization (WHO) targets. Our prospective survey identified breastfeeding prevalences at 3, 6, and 12 months of 85.5, 77, and 60, respectively. Combined (direct and expressed) breastfeeding significantly sustained longer-term br...

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Main Authors: Heng, Kai Voon, Lum, Lucy Chai See, Breen, Emer, Lye, Chuan Way, Kuan, Wai Chee, Goh, Saw Huan, Tan, Ling Hang, Yip, Kar Mun
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spelling my.um.eprints.450422024-10-17T04:26:07Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/45042/ Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study Heng, Kai Voon Lum, Lucy Chai See Breen, Emer Lye, Chuan Way Kuan, Wai Chee Goh, Saw Huan Tan, Ling Hang Yip, Kar Mun R Medicine Breastfeeding rates in urban Malaysian mothers are below World Health Organization (WHO) targets. Our prospective survey identified breastfeeding prevalences at 3, 6, and 12 months of 85.5, 77, and 60, respectively. Combined (direct and expressed) breastfeeding significantly sustained longer-term breastfeeding. Efforts should be focused on mothers of Indian ethnicity and on expression after one month postpartum. © 2023 APJPH. SAGE Publications 2024 Article PeerReviewed Heng, Kai Voon and Lum, Lucy Chai See and Breen, Emer and Lye, Chuan Way and Kuan, Wai Chee and Goh, Saw Huan and Tan, Ling Hang and Yip, Kar Mun (2024) Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 36 (1). 127 – 132. ISSN 1010-5395, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231211978 <https://doi.org/10.1177/10105395231211978>. 10.1177/10105395231211978
institution Universiti Malaya
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country Malaysia
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topic R Medicine
spellingShingle R Medicine
Heng, Kai Voon
Lum, Lucy Chai See
Breen, Emer
Lye, Chuan Way
Kuan, Wai Chee
Goh, Saw Huan
Tan, Ling Hang
Yip, Kar Mun
Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study
description Breastfeeding rates in urban Malaysian mothers are below World Health Organization (WHO) targets. Our prospective survey identified breastfeeding prevalences at 3, 6, and 12 months of 85.5, 77, and 60, respectively. Combined (direct and expressed) breastfeeding significantly sustained longer-term breastfeeding. Efforts should be focused on mothers of Indian ethnicity and on expression after one month postpartum. © 2023 APJPH.
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author Heng, Kai Voon
Lum, Lucy Chai See
Breen, Emer
Lye, Chuan Way
Kuan, Wai Chee
Goh, Saw Huan
Tan, Ling Hang
Yip, Kar Mun
author_facet Heng, Kai Voon
Lum, Lucy Chai See
Breen, Emer
Lye, Chuan Way
Kuan, Wai Chee
Goh, Saw Huan
Tan, Ling Hang
Yip, Kar Mun
author_sort Heng, Kai Voon
title Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study
title_short Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study
title_full Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study
title_fullStr Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study
title_full_unstemmed Breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic Malaysian mothers: A single-center university hospital study
title_sort breastfeeding prevalence and factors affecting breastfeeding duration among urban multi-ethnic malaysian mothers: a single-center university hospital study
publisher SAGE Publications
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/45042/
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