Atıf İçin Kopyala
Çiçek Ş., Yalçın S. S., Eryurt M. A., Yalçın S.
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.50, sa.1, ss.1-12, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
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Yayın Türü:
Makale / Tam Makale
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Cilt numarası:
50
Sayı:
1
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Basım Tarihi:
2024
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Doi Numarası:
10.1186/s13052-024-01697-8
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Dergi Adı:
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
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Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler:
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.1-12
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Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
Abstract
Background
Working mothers are in a situation where they have to manage both their job and maternal roles simultaneously. We aim to show the relationship between mothers' breastfeeding behavior and working status, as well as the effect of their working conditions on the continuation of breastfeeding.
Methods
This study examined 3557 (weighted 3490) child-mother pairs from Turkey's Demographic Health Survey data in 2008, 2013, and 2018 with a complex sample multiple logistic regression analysis to explore the relationship between breastfeeding and maternal employment.
Results
In our study, 35.5% of the mothers had never worked, 18.6% were still working, and 45.9% had worked in the past but were not currently working. When breastfeeding percentages were examined based on maternal working status, mothers who worked in 2008 had significantly lower breastfeeding percentages than those who had never worked or had worked previously but not currently. In both 2013 and 2018, after legal regulations, maternal employment didn't affect breastfeeding. After adjusting for confounding factors, maternal employment in the industry sector had lower breastfeeding percentages [AOR:0.06 (95% CI: 0.01–0.48)] than those working in agriculture.
Conclusion
It seems that adhering to legal regulations such as paid maternity leave and lactation leave can promote breastfeeding. It is necessary to raise awareness of mothers working in the industry about the continuation of breastfeeding and to monitor their legal rights.