Anne Sütü Verme Eğiliminin Yaş, Eğitim Durumu ve Sosyo - Ekonomik Düzeye Göre Dağılımı

The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of breastfeeding and alterations of it due to age, social and educational statues of the mothers. 2 JO mothers were interviewed in Mother- Child Care Center in İsparta, Turkey. 151 non-smoker mothers who had healthy infants were evaluated for this study. They were asked about their status, ages and jobs (housewife or not). They were also asked about weaning period. Most of them were housewives who graduated from primary schools. The mothers who had never breastfed, were also the same. The ratio of breastfeeding is much more in the well-educated and high socio-economical group. Identifying the ratios of breastfeeding can guide us for the breastfeeding policy and. also for educating the mothers. In the low-outcome group, we can make the ratio higher by educating them. In many studies, these were shown. In our study, the results show that, in well- educated and high social group breastfeeding rate is high, too. These results are nearly the same as in other countries. If low socioeconomical group can be educated, children will get sufficient amount of lactation, so that, morbidity and mortality can be reduced.