Title: Breast-feeding in Pakistan.

POPLINE Document Number: 042054

Author(s):

Khan Z

Source citation:

Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics [PIDE], 1985 Feb. [iv], 25, ii, [38] p. (Studies in Population, Labour Force and Migration: Project Report No. 10)

Abstract:

The author attempts to estimate the prevalence and patterns of breast-feeding in Pakistan and to assess differentials in mean duration of breast-feeding by selected background and demographic factors. "The data used in this analysis [are] mainly drawn from the Population, Labour Force and Migration (PLM) survey, carried out on a random sample basis for the entire country in 1979 and 1980." The data were collected in interviews with 9,732 ever-married women aged 10-49. Data for all births occurring in the four years prior to the survey are selected, and a method developed by Mosley for estimating length of lactation is used. It is found that maternal age, parity, place of residence, and women's education have a direct effect on duration of breast-feeding, while place of work and husband's occupation have no significant effect. Differentials in length of breast-feeding by woman's occupation are also noted. Some comparisons are made between the findings of the PLM study and the 1979 Pakistan Fertility Survey (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

Pakistan
Breastfeeding
Intermediate Variables
Lactation
Lactational Amenorrhea Method
Estimation Technics
Maternal Age
Parity
Educational Status
Residence Characteristics
Occupational Status
Fertility
Research Report
Women
Men
Comparative Studies
World Fertility Surveys
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Infant Nutrition
Nutrition
Health
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Maternal Physiology
Physiology
Biology
Family Planning, Behavioral Methods
Family Planning
Research Methodology
Parental Age
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Fertility Measurements
Socioeconomic Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Population Distribution
Geographic Factors
Employment Status
Studies
Fertility Surveys