Couples’ Immigration Status and Ethnicity as Determinants of Breastfeeding

Gibson‐Davis, Christina M.; Brooks‐Gunn, Jeanne

doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.064840

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“…This finding has also been previously reported in multicultural societies, with each additional year of the US residency found responsible for a decrease in the odds of breastfeeding by 4% (28). Moreover, the ethnic-nativity differentials in breastfeeding duration in the study of Singh et al were even greater than those observed for breastfeeding initiation (19).…”

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confidence: 83%

Immigrant Status as Important Determinant of Breastfeeding Practice in Southern Europe

Tavoulari¹,

Benetou²,

Vlastarakos³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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SUMMARYAim: Breastfeeding is universally accepted as the optimal way to nourish infants. There is evidence that socio-demographic factors, including immigrant status, are related to infant feeding practices. The aim of the present study was to identify the factors which are associated with breastfeeding initiation and duration, with special focus on the role of immigrant status of the mother in breastfeeding practice. A sample of mothers giving birth and living in Athens, Greece, was investigated.Methods: 428 mothers (438 infants) were recruited in the maternity ward of a Tertiary University Hospital, and were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Monthly telephone interviews were subsequently conducted until the sixth postpartum month. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to quantify the association of socio-demographic parameters with breastfeeding initiation. Cox regression analysis was employed to assess related factors that might influence breastfeeding duration.Results: Being an immigrant was positively associated with exclusive as well as partial breastfeeding initiation (OR 7.97, 95% CI 1.02-62.19). Immigrant mothers were also 0.35 times less likely (95% CI 0.21-0.58) to stop breastfeeding earlier, compared to the native ones. Several other factors were deemed important either for breastfeeding initiation or its duration but not for both aspects of breastfeeding practice.Conclusion: Maternal immigrant status was found to be consistently associated with breastfeeding initiation and duration in this study sample. Health professionals, health policy makers and politicians should remain attuned to the cultural backgrounds which have created strong breastfeeding traditions, to further promote breastfeeding practice in Western countries.

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Section: Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratios (Or) and 95% Confidence Intervsupporting

confidence: 83%

Immigrant Status as Important Determinant of Breastfeeding Practice in Southern Europe

Tavoulari¹,

Benetou²,

Vlastarakos³

et al. 2015

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…Keegan et al, 34 further noted that this pattern is consistent with the corresponding differences in breast cancer incidence rates in the state. Our results are consistent with published reports on breastfeeding, which show that women born outside the US are more likely to breastfeed than those who are born in the US [36][37][38][39][40][41] and that language acculturation also plays a role in whether women choose to breastfeed, particularly among MAs. Results of studies that considered SES variables in their models show that less-acculturated women are more likely to breastfeed than those who are more acculturated.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Results of studies that considered SES variables in their models show that less-acculturated women are more likely to breastfeed than those who are more acculturated. 39,[42][43][44] Our findings show a substantially lower prevalence and duration of breastfeeding in MA women versus women residing in Mexico, and we also observed a gradient of decreasing breastfeeding with increasing language acculturation in MA women. Our results are also largely in agreement with those of John et al, who assessed migration history, acculturation, and breast cancer risk among Hispanic women (predominantly of Mexican descent).…”

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confidence: 69%

Reproductive and Hormonal Risk Profile According to Language Acculturation and Country of Residence in theEllaBinational Breast Cancer Study

Nodora

Gallo

Cooper

et al. 2014

Journal of Women's Health

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Background: We compared the distribution of breast cancer reproductive and hormonal risk factors by level of acculturation and country of residence in women of Mexican descent. Methods: To compare the distribution of breast cancer reproductive and hormonal risk factors by level of acculturation and country of residence in women of Mexican descent, taking into account level of education, we analyzed data on 581 Mexican and 620 Mexican American (MA) women with a history of invasive breast cancer from the Ella Binational Breast Cancer Study. An eight-item language-based acculturation measure was used to classify MA women. Multivariate logistic regression was used to test associations between language acculturation, country of residence, and reproductive and hormonal risk factors. Results: After adjustment for age and education, compared to women residing in Mexico, English-dominant MAs were significantly more likely to have an earlier age at menarche ( < 12 years; odds ratio [OR] = 2.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30-3.34), less likely to have a late age at first birth ( ‡ 30 years; OR = 0.49; 95% CI, 0.25-0.97), and less likely to ever breastfeed (OR = 0.13; 95% CI, 0.08-0.21). Conclusions: Differences in reproductive and hormonal risk profile according to language acculturation and country of residence are evident; some of these were explained by education. Results support continued efforts to educate Mexican and MA women on screening and early detection of breast cancer along with promotion of modifiable factors, such as breastfeeding.

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“…Our analyses nevertheless clearly show the importance of parent health 6 48,49 and duration of residence in the United States. 50 Finally, our study population, which was largely publicly insured, may not be representative of broader populations.…”

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confidence: 99%