Características del abandono de la lactancia materna en madres que acuden al Centro de Salud “Pumapungo” Cuenca 2017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the characteristics of breastfeeding discontinuation of mothers attending the Health Center “Pumapungo” in the city of Cuenca in the year 2017. METHODOLOGY: Study with quantitative focus, descriptive cross-section. We worked with a finite universe of 242 mothers of children under 2 years who came to the control of the healthy child in the health center "Pumapungo" 2017. The descriptive method, the technique the application of a survey, the instrument that was applied was the questionnaire health Cap. The programs used were the program Microsoft Excel and software SPSS version 24, the results are presented by tables of frequencies and by percentage. RESULTS: The results of the study show that the majority of mothers were aged 21 to 25, this means 33.5% (n=81); women who completed the secondary instruction level 48.8% (n = 118); housewives 61.2% (n = 148), women who are in union 45.5% (n = 110); and the women who come from urban areas 77.3% (n=187). On the total sample, the 53.3 % (n=129) feed their children with breast milk; 52.5% (n = 127) have no knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding; the 41.3 % (n=100) feed their children with water. Additionally, mothers who usually feed their children with breast milk in a period of time of months correspond to 71.1% (n=172); and exclusive breast milk in a period of time of months 61.2% (n=148); women who had problems with breastfeeding 52.5%(n=127); women who had cracked nipples 33.1% (n = 80); and women who feed their children with infant formula milk just in case they do not have breast milk 33.9% (n=82). CONCLUSIONS: Breastfeeding should be exclusive during the first 6 months of life. As a consequence of low breast milk production, mothers frequently decide to use infant formula milk while breastfeeding.