| Infant-feeding practices among middle-class Anglos and Hispanics. | |
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PMID: 3405686 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Feeding practices have been analyzed prospectively in a sample of 1,112 healthy infants selected from families using an HMO. Data were collected at well-child visits during the first year of life regarding breast-feeding, formula feeding, and use of solid foods and cow's milk. Seventy percent of all infants were breast-fed, with the mean duration of breast-feeding being almost 7 months. Factors positively associated with breast-feeding included education and marriage, whereas maternal employment outside the home and ethnicity (being Hispanic rather than Anglo-American) were related to bottle feeding. Solid foods were introduced earlier by Hispanics and, also, among less well educated and single women; maternal employment was unrelated to the introduction of solid foods. Multiple regression analysis indicated different patterns for the two ethnic groups: education and employment were related to almost all feeding practices for Anglo-Americans, whereas education and employment predicted few feeding practices for the Hispanics. These findings suggest that the effects of ethnicity are independent of those of education. |
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Authors:
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A L Wright; C Holberg; L M Taussig |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatrics Volume: 82 ISSN: 0031-4005 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatrics Publication Date: 1988 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1988-09-22 Completed Date: 1988-09-22 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376422 Medline TA: Pediatrics Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 496-503 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson. |
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Adult Arizona Breast Feeding Educational Status Employment European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology* Female Health Maintenance Organizations Hispanic Americans / psychology* Humans Infant Infant Care Infant Food* Infant, Newborn Marriage Maternal Behavior* Prospective Studies |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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14136//PHS HHS |
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