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Determinants of breast-feeding and post-partum amenorrhoea in Orissa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

K. Srinivasan ,
K. B. Pathak  and
Arvind Pandey
K. Srinivasan
Affiliation:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Bombay
K. B. Pathak
Affiliation:
International Institute for Population Sciences, Deonar, Bombay
Arvind Pandey
Affiliation:
Department of Biostatistics and Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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Summary

A life table analysis is made of the duration of breast-feeding and postpartum 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 amen orrhoea are strongly related.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 21 , Issue 3 , July 1989 , pp. 365 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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