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Breastfeeding knowledge and health behavior among Mayan women in rural Guatemala.
Little, Emily E; Polanco, Maria Alejandra; Baldizon, Salvador R; Wagner, Pascale; Shakya, Holly.
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  • Little EE; University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. Electronic address: emily@nurturely.org.
  • Polanco MA; Project Concern International, 20 Avenida A 3-25, Zona 15, Vista Hermosa I, Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Baldizon SR; Project Concern International, 20 Avenida A 3-25, Zona 15, Vista Hermosa I, Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Wagner P; Project Concern International, 20 Avenida A 3-25, Zona 15, Vista Hermosa I, Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Shakya H; University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Soc Sci Med ; 242: 112565, 2019 12.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31627080
Guatemala has the fourth highest infant mortality rate in Latin America, which makes the support and protection of breastfeeding especially critical. Traditional health-promoting practices like breastfeeding may be protected by increasing knowledge of its benefits. Yet there is a dearth of research documenting breastfeeding knowledge (i.e., knowledge of its benefits for infant health and development) in communities where breastfeeding is already practiced. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to assess degree of breastfeeding knowledge among Mayan mothers in the rural highlands of North-Western Guatemala and compare knowledge of breastfeeding - a practice promoted by local health centers - and other traditional yet non-promoted infant care practices. METHOD: We conducted a survey of maternal-infant health knowledge and behavior among mothers in rural Guatemala (N = 300) from six communities with a non-governmental organization (NGO) health program and one comparison community. RESULTS: Overall, mothers displayed more knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding in comparison with other traditional infant care practices not promoted by a community health program. Mothers in communities with a health program demonstrated increased knowledge of breastfeeding, regardless of whether they personally participated in the program. This health knowledge predicted participation in novel health-promoting behaviors (family planning, prenatal care, exclusive breastfeeding). CONCLUSIONS: Understanding breastfeeding knowledge as a proxy for community health exposure may increase the efficacy and diffusion of community health messaging.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: População Rural / Aleitamento Materno / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Mães Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Pregnancy País/Região como assunto: America central / Guatemala Idioma: En Revista: Soc Sci Med Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: População Rural / Aleitamento Materno / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Mães Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Pregnancy País/Região como assunto: America central / Guatemala Idioma: En Revista: Soc Sci Med Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Reino Unido