Lactancia materna exclusiva: determinantes socioculturales en el puesto de salud Quilloac, período mayo-octubre del 2018

Abstract

Breastfeeding provides children with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. All women can breastfeed, provided they have good information, support from their family and the Health Care system. (1) General objective: Identify the sociocultural determinants that influence exclusive breastfeeding in the Quilloac health post, period May - October 2018. Universe and sample: 30 pregnant women of thirty weeks or more, of indigenous self-identification. Type of study: quantitative, descriptive, prospective, longitudinal cut. Methodology: The techniques used were surveys and interviews prepared for: pregnancy, immediate puerperium, month and month of the boy or girl. Results: The age of the participants was between 15 and 19 years, which represents 43.3%, marital status corresponds to free union in 56.7%, secondary education 63.3%, 36.7% of the mothers work, 70% of pregnancies were not planned, the infant feeding plan is regular in 66.7%, 40% of the mothers provided breastfeeding in the hospital stay, a month ago only the 26% and 2 months were performed by 12 mothers representing 58.3%, the self-efficacy of breastfeeding is 58.3% and the knowledge of nursing professionals was regular 54.5% and the knowledge of 66.7% % of mothers were good. Conclusion: The sociocultural determinants influence the exclusive breastfeeding of indigenous mothers, so that the regulations are not fulfilled 100%.