Factors influencing the
initiation and progress of breastfeeding in Greece

dc.contributor.author	Δάγλας, Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Αντωνίου, Ευαγγελία	el
dc.contributor.author	Πιτσέλης, Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ιατράκης, Γεώργιος Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουρούνης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-13T16:34:43Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10308
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.irog.net/	en
dc.source	http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16433162	en
dc.subject	Social factors
dc.subject	Mother and child
dc.subject	Behaviorism (Psychology)
dc.subject	Κοινωνικοί παράγοντες
dc.subject	Μητέρα και παιδί
dc.subject	Συμπεριφορισμός, Ψυχολογία
dc.subject	Θηλασμός
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.title	Factors influencing the initiation and progress of breastfeeding in Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Gynecology
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85058092
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
heal.keywordURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C03691
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85012905
heal.contributorName	Κρεατσάς, Γεώργιος	el
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.recordProvider	Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2005
heal.bibliographicCitation	Daglas, M., Antoniou, E., Pitselis, G., Iatrakis, G., Kourounis, G., et al. (2005) Factors influencing the initiation and progress of breastfeeding in Greece. "Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology". 32 (3). 189-192. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16433162 [Accessed: 13/05/2015]	en
heal.abstract	OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate and assess the factors associated with the initiation, progress, and duration of breastfeeding in Greece. METHODS: We studied 1,010 infants born from 862 women from 1996 to 2000 in 17 hospitals. We followed the mothers for the period January-October 2001, while they were at the maternity hospitals to give birth to their next child. RESULTS: Statistical analysis of the data showed that factors positively associated with the duration of breast-feeding were the application of rooming-in (p = 0.0001), the initiation time of breast-feeding--mainly one to six hours after delivery (p = 0.0004), natural delivery (p = 0), pleasant delivery (p = 0.0142), the time the decision about breastfeeding was taken (p = 0), the fact that it was mainly a maternal decision and the mothers were not influenced by a specific person (p = 0.0272) and the fact that no mixed diet was administered (p = 0). Smoking was negatively associated with the duration of breastfeeding (p = 0.0036). Factors not associated with the duration of breastfeeding were: number of the mother's family members (p = 0.1231), whether the women themselves were breastfed as babies (p = 0.03924), some elements of their personality (p = 0.3871) as well as their beliefs concerning maternal milk (p = 0.1922). CONCLUSIONS: From our results we have indications as to which factors are related or unrelated to the initiation and progress of breastfeeding in Greece.	en
heal.publisher	Marchetti, M.	en
heal.journalName	Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	false