Background Breast milk is the ideal food for infants.According to the 2007 Indonesian National Household Health Survey, only 23% of mothers exclusively breastfeed for six months.Objectives To determine the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia, to evaluate factors associated with infant feeding practices, and to compare Joint / Bone Support the nutritional and developmental status between exclusively-breastfed and formula-fed infants.Methods A survey was conducted in hospitals located in 17 provinces in Indonesia.
The rate of exclusive breastfeeding was calculated.Many variables were investigated as potential predictors for exclusive breastfeeding using a multivariable logistic regression analysis.Further analysis was performed to compare the nutritional and developmental status between exclusively breastfed and formula-fed infants at the time of survey.Results From 1,804 infant subjects, the overall rate of exclusive breastfeeding was 46.
3%, ranging from 10.5% in East Java to 66.9% in Jambi.Predominant breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and formula feeding rates were 14.
3%, 8.6%, and 30.7%, respectively.Maternal unemployment was associated with a longer duration of breastfeeding (P=0.
000).There were significantly more formula-fed infants who were undernourished compared to exclusively-breastfed infants (14% vs.8%, P=0.001).
There were also significantly more infants in the formula-fed group who had abnormal head circumference compared to those in the exclusively-breastfed group (9% vs.6%, P=0.031).Child development, as assessed by the Pre-screening Developmental Questionnaire, was similar between the two groups (P=0.
996).Conclusion The overall rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia is 46.3%.Maternal unemployment is associated with longer duration of breastfeeding.
Exclusive breastfed JOINT-PRO NEM infants have significant better growth and head circumference compared to formula fed infants, while the development is similar between the two groups.