1999
Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model
Pérez-Escamilla R, Cobas J, Balcazar H, Benin M. Specifying the antecedents of breast-feeding duration in Peru through a structural equation model. Public Health Nutrition 1999, 2: 461-467. PMID: 10656465, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980099000646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding durationBreast-feeding initiationUnplanned pregnancySocioeconomic statusLast childHigher socioeconomic statusEarly discontinuationPrenatal careRisk factorsHealth SurveyPeruvian DemographicOlder childrenPregnancyChildrenDurationWomenStatusInitiationWhole sampleDiscontinuationYearsComplex mechanismsCareDemographics
1998
Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Breast-Feeding Initiation among Inner-City Puerto Rican Women
PÉREZ-ESCAMILLA R, HIMMELGREEN D, SEGURA-MILLÁN S, GONZÁLEZ A, FERRIS A, DAMIO G, BERMÚDEZ-VEGA A. Prenatal and Perinatal Factors Associated with Breast-Feeding Initiation among Inner-City Puerto Rican Women. Journal Of The Academy Of Nutrition And Dietetics 1998, 98: 657-663. PMID: 9627623, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-8223(98)00150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-feeding initiationInner-city HartfordLatino womenLow-income Latino womenMultivariate logistic regression modelSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramHigh birth weightSupplemental Nutrition ProgramBreast-feeding counsellingChi 2 analysisBackward stepwise elimination procedureLogistic regression modelsHispanic Health CouncilWeight infantsPerinatal factorsPuerto Rican womenRetrospective studyBirth weightMaternal residenceStepwise elimination procedurePuerto Rican populationMultivariate analysisNutrition ProgramPostpartum supportHealth programs