Adesão ao aleitamento materno exclusivo em uma estratégia saúde da família de um município do norte do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

There is a consensus in the literature that exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), until the child is six months old, is crucial for childhood development, implying several positive aspects in maternal and child health, from cognitive development to reduced susceptibility to various diseases in the short, medium and long term. Objective: To identify the prevalence of adherence to EBF and associated factors in children aged up to 24 months followed up in a Family Health Strategy (FHS) in a city in the north of Rio Grande do Sul. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study carried out from April to December 2021 at the ESF São José Operário, located in the municipality of Marau, in the north of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. For data collection, a questionnaire was used, which covered several variables, sociodemographic, and also addressed aspects of life, with the prevalence of EBF as the main variable of interest, it is a dependent variable, as its result is influenced by the exposure variables. Analyzes were performed using the PSPP program. Results: The sample consisted of 55 users, women and mothers of children aged six months to two years, all aged under 45 years, predominantly white (56.4%), with a spouse (85.5%), and have completed high school (45.5%), at the time of the interview, more than half of the women were working (67.3%), more than 1/3 of the interviewees had only one child and the vast majority had a family income. average >2,600.00 reais (47.3%). The prevalence of EBF was only 34.5%, 100% of the babies who received a bottle in the maternity hospital did not have exclusive breastfeeding until six months, 80% of the children who used a pacifier in the maternity had EBF, about the “Golden Hour ” only 19% of mothers who did not breastfeed their baby in the first hour of life maintained EBF. Conclusion: It was concluded from the study that only 34.5% of the mothers interviewed during the period exclusively breastfed their children until the child's six months of life.