Reasons for abandoning exclusive breastfeeding in women of reproductive age attending external consultations at San Juan de Lurigancho Hospital, August – September 2017

Abstract

Material and method: Prospective descriptive and cross-sectional study. Results: The sociodemographic factors were found to be between 20 and 34 years old, 31.9% incomplete secondary school, 26.9% single, 34.1% housewives and 40.1% primigravida. In family factors, 63.7% have family support, 54.9% have been abandoned by their partner, also with 72.5% no domestic violence was found and 66.5% were not influenced by negative experiences. The work factors: 47.8% returned to their work environment, 18.1% returned to their studies, 58.9% did not have breastfeeding hours and 70.1% did not have breastfeeding hours. However, in personal factors at the level of knowledge, 75.2% recognize the nutritional benefits of breast milk; on the other hand, at the level of complications, 56% suffered from pain when breastfeeding and 24.7% presented cracks in the nipple, 43.4% felt despair and helplessness and 34.1% felt stress. Conclusions: The most frequent reasons for abandoning exclusive breastfeeding were family and work factors, since in the absence of support from both, successful breastfeeding would not be achieved.

El estudio fue de tipo analítico comparativo retrospectivo de corte transversal, en donde se tuvo una muestra de 208 gestantes con diagnóstico de macrosomía en el Hospital San Juan De Lurigancho para determinar el método más preciso para el diagnóstico donde se obtuvo como resultado la confirmación de la hipótesis nula ya que el método más preciso fue el ponderado fetal calculado por ecografía en comparación con el método de Johnson-Toshach. De acuerdo a los resultados sociodemográficos el 45,7% tuvieron entre los 20-34 años, el 66,3% tuvieron estudios de nivel secundario y el 60,1% fueron de situación sentimental conviviente.