Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Attitudes and practices of family paediatricians in Italy regarding infant feeding / G. Radaelli, E. Riva, E. Verduci, M. Agosti, M. Giovannini. - In: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. - ISSN 0803-5253. - 101:10(2012 Oct), pp. 1063-1068.
Abstract:
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine attitudes and practices of family paediatricians in Italy towards infant feeding. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 850 paediatricians across Italy, asking about attitudes and practices towards infant feeding with focus on the World Health Organization's criteria. Results: The response rate was 91.2%. Breastfeeding is recommended for 6-11 months (70.6%) or longer (29.4%). A 95% of paediatricians recommend introducing complementary foods throughout 4-5.9 months. Among paediatricians who give indications about the minimum acceptable diet (61.7%), recommendations agree with WHO in 71.3% and 83.3% of cases for infants aged 6-8 or 9-11 months, respectively. A 95.6% of paediatricians recommend consumption of meat for infants aged 6 months or more, and 98.4% use of formula milk for infants having breastfeeding stopped in the first year of life. Paediatricians reported own experience (73.4%) and reading (54.2%) as main sources of information. A 70% of paediatricians know the WHO/Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices criteria regarding breastfeeding but <5% the complementary feeding indicators. Conclusion: Family paediatricians in Italy have positive disposition towards infant feeding but their knowledge and practices are suboptimal with respect to the WHO criteria, especially regarding complementary feeding.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Attitudes; Breastfeeding; Complementary feeding
Elenco autori:
G. Radaelli, E. Riva, E. Verduci, M. Agosti, M. Giovannini
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