Breastfeeding and complementary feeding characteristics in children attend on the primary care in the city of Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca

Introduction nbsp breastfeeding nbsp BF nbsp and nbsp complementary nbsp feeding nbsp CF nbsp are nbsp fundamental nbsp practices nbsp in nbsp the nbsp human nbsp life nbsp process nbsp since nbsp it nbsp contributes nbsp to nbsp the nbsp growth nbsp maturation nbsp and nbsp development of the infant as well as providing short medium and long term benefits Objective nbsp to nbsp determine nbsp the nbsp proportion nbsp of nbsp breastfeeding nbsp in nbsp its nbsp different nbsp forms nbsp and nbsp to nbsp characterize the complementary feeding scheme in children born from to who currently attend the primary care in a city in the south of the Mexican Republic Material nbsp and nbsp methods nbsp cross sectional nbsp analytical nbsp study nbsp the nbsp sample nbsp consisted nbsp of nbsp mothers who were surveyed for consecutive cases as long as they met the inclusion criteria Results the practice of BF was high while the exclusive breastfeeding EBF was with an average duration of months of the population studied used milk formula MF Women with basic education gave a higher proportion of complementary breastfeeding The average onset of complementary feeding was months in the scheme of start of CF there is a significant absence of meat since this food group was introduced on average in the tenth month Sugar and salt addiction were carried out early and months respectively Conclusion nbsp there nbsp is nbsp a nbsp low nbsp duration nbsp of nbsp the nbsp EBF nbsp and nbsp a nbsp high nbsp use nbsp of nbsp MF nbsp the nbsp CF nbsp scheme nbsp reflects an important iron deficiency which can impact on the health of the infant as well as the early introduction of sugar and salt