Prevalence and factors associated with prelacteal feeding in Western Nepal.

Newborn infants are often given prelacteal feeds in Nepal despite government policies encouraging exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. This study investigated the prevalence, reasons, types and factors associated with prelacteal feeding in the south-western region of Nepal. Information on prelacteal feeding was obtained from 735 recently delivered women who were recruited for a prospective community-based cohort study conducted during 2014 in the Rupandehi district of Nepal. Factors associated with prelacteal feeding were assessed using logistic regression analysis. A total of 225 (30.6%) mothers reported giving prelacteal feeds to their infants. The most popular prelacteal food was formula milk (41.7%), followed by cow or buffalo milk (26.6%), and sugar/glucose water (12.4%). Caesarean delivery (17.3%), cultural preference (16.4%) and being tired after childbirth (10.6%) were the most commonly cited reasons. Almost half (48%) of the mothers were advised by their mother/mother-in-law on prelacteal feeding method. Higher parity (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 2.05; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.18-3.54), low birthweight (OR 1.97; 95% CI 1.23-3.16), caesarean delivery (OR 3.70; 95% CI 2.37-5.80) and wealthy status (OR 2.49; 95% CI 1.52-4.06) were associated with prelacteal feeding. Nearly one-third of the infants in this study were given prelacteal feeds. Future breastfeeding promotion programmes should focus on the mothers with low birthweight infants, of high parity, from a wealthy family and those who had caesarean delivery.

Khanal V ，Lee AH ，Karkee R ，Binns CW ... -  《-》

Determinants of infant breastfeeding practices in Nepal: a national study.

Bhandari S ，Thorne-Lyman AL ，Shrestha B ，Neupane S ，Nonyane BAS ，Manohar S ，Klemm RDW ，West KP Jr ... -  《International Breastfeeding Journal》

Determinants of the introduction of prelacteal feeds in the Maldives.

Raheem RA ，Binns CW ，Chih HJ ，Sauer K ... -  《-》

The supplemental use of infant formula in the context of universal breastfeeding practices in Western Nepal.

Khanal V ，Scott JA ，Lee AH ，Karkee R ，Binns CW ... -  《BMC Pediatrics》

Risk factors for prelacteal feeding in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of population data from twenty-two countries.

Berde AS ，Ozcebe H 《-》