The impact of the number of children in the family on the breastfeeding duration and vaccination coverage

• DOI: 10.17816/kmj2020-538
• Publication Date: 2020-08-12T17:54:50Z
• Authors: A V Alekseeva; E N Berezkina; K E Moiseeva; Sh D Kharbediya
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Aim. To assess the impact of number children in family on breastfeeding duration and vaccination coverage. Methods. 1724 mothers 1-year old were randomly chosen from seven children's polyclinics St. Petersburg for an anonymous survey that was conducted by a specially designed form Questionnaire mother children. The questionnaire comprised 20 open-ended closed-ended questions, included questions about: (1) timing attachment to breast obstetric hospitals; (2) causes abandonment; (3) presence or absence vaccinations first year life according National preventive schedule; (4) reasons refusing vaccinate their Results. proportion who started artificial feeding maternity wards immediately after birth baby smallest among women whom this first-born (3.4%), largest families with many (11.3%). On average, one child are breastfed until 7.360.11 months, two 8.290.11 three more 8.780.10 months. By using one-way analysis variance (ANOVA), it shown effect (F=3.3). Correlation revealed negative relationship continued 3 6 months (rxy=0.82 rxy=0.88, respectively), positive reaching (rxy=0.89). 12.3% one-child not vaccinated schedule, 17.7% two-child families, 28.1% It significant cross-group coverage (F=48.7). With increase family, decreases, both general (rxy=0.88) against individual infections, including hepatitis B, diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles rubella (rxy 0.80 0.90). Conclusion. impacts mothers' refusals vaccination; prolonged breastfeeding, but less due health status life.