1998
Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Breast-Feeding Initiation among Inner-City Puerto Rican Women
PÉREZ-ESCAMILLA R, HIMMELGREEN D, SEGURA-MILLÁN S, GONZÁLEZ A, FERRIS A, DAMIO G, BERMÚDEZ-VEGA A. Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Breast-Feeding Initiation among Inner-City Puerto Rican Women. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 1998, 98: 657-663. PMID: 9627623, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(98)00150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding initiationInner-city HartfordLatino womenLow-income Latino womenMultivariate logistic regression modelSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramHigh birth weightSupplemental Nutrition ProgramBreast-feeding counsellingChi 2 analysisBackward stepwise elimination procedureLogistic regression modelsHispanic Health CouncilWeight infantsPerinatal factorsPuerto Rican womenRetrospective studyBirth weightMaternal residenceStepwise elimination procedurePuerto Rican populationMultivariate analysisNutrition ProgramPostpartum supportHealth programs
1995
Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries.
Pérez-Escamilla R, Lutter C, Segall A, Rivera A, Treviño-Siller S, Sanghvi T. Exclusive breast-feeding duration is associated with attitudinal, socioeconomic and biocultural determinants in three Latin American countries. Journal Of Nutrition 1995, 125: 2972-84. PMID: 7500175, DOI: 10.1093/jn/125.12.2972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternity wardBreast-feeding promotion programsExclusive breast-feeding durationDuration of EBFBreast-feeding durationInfant feeding methodMultivariate survival analysisHigh birth weightLow-income urban womenMo of lifeLow socioeconomic statusBiocultural determinantsBirth weightFemale infantInternational health organizationsPromotion programsSurvival analysisMaternal educationUrban womenHealth OrganizationSocioeconomic statusPromotion effortsWardsWomenFeeding method