| Literature DB >> 2768294 |
K Srinivasan, K B Pathak, A Pandey.
Abstract
A life table analysis is made of the duration of breast-feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea in Orissa, India, taking one variable at a time using data from a baseline survey of fertility and mortality (BSFM) conducted on the lines of the World Fertility Survey. Then a multivariate (proportional hazard) analysis showed that socioeconomic factors including residence, caste status and education influence the breast-feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea periods. There was no effect of maternal age on the length of breast-feeding, but mean length of post-partum amenorrhoea varied with age. The durations of breast-feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea are strongly related.Entities:
Keywords: Age Factors; Asia; Breast Feeding--determinants; Caste; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Health; India; Infant Nutrition; Maternal Age; Nutrition; Parental Age; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Postpartum Amenorrhea; Puerperium; Reproduction; Rural Population; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Time Factors; Urban Population
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Year: 1989 PMID： 2768294 DOI： 10.1017/s002193200001806x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosoc Sci ISSN： 0021-9320