Parental separation and behaviours that influence the health of infants aged 7–11 months: a cross-sectional study

Objective Analyse the parental behaviours that are recognised as influencing the health of very young children based on family structure (parents separated or not). Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Free preventive medicine consultations in the French Community of Belgium. Participants Examinati...

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Published in:BMJ open 2014-07, Vol.4 (7), p.e005183-e005183
Main Authors: Kacenelenbogen, Nadine, Dramaix-Wilmet, Michèle, Schetgen, M, Roland, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Behavior
Breast Feeding
Child
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Divorce
Divorce - statistics & numerical data
Education
Families & family life
Family Characteristics
Family structure
Female
Humans
Immunization
Infant
Infant Health
Male
Middle Aged
Mothers
Paediatrics
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Pediatrics
Population
Risk Factors
Single parents
Smoking - epidemiology
Socioeconomic factors
Vaccination
Variables
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective Analyse the parental behaviours that are recognised as influencing the health of very young children based on family structure (parents separated or not). Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Free preventive medicine consultations in the French Community of Belgium. Participants Examination of 79 701 infants aged 7–11 months as part of a free preventive medicine consultation. The data came from an assessment conducted 7–11 months after birth during which information was collected, namely about the parents’ use of tobacco, the infant’s type of nutrition and adherence to vaccination schedules. Main outcome measures Parental behaviours: smoking, nutrition and compliance with vaccination schedule. Results The percentage of infants whose parents were separated was 6.6%. After adjusting for the cultural and socioeconomic environment as well as for other potential confounders, in the event of separation as compared with non-separated parents, the adjusted ORs (95% CI) were as follows: 1.5 (1.3 to 1.7) for the infant’s exposure to tobacco; 1.3 (1.2 to 1.4) for total lack of exclusive breast feeding; 1.3 (1.1 to 1.4) and 1.2 (1.1 to 1.2) for breast feeding for a duration of less than 3 and 6 months, respectively; 1.2 (1.1 to 1.4) for non-compliance with the vaccination schedule against rotavirus. The duration of exclusive breast feeding was shorter when parents were separated (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005183