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			<journal>
			<title>Journal of Pediatric Perspectives</title>
			<title_fa></title_fa>
			<short_title>JPP; J Ped Perspect</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://jpp.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
			<journal_hbi_system_id>0</journal_hbi_system_id>
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			<journal_id_issn></journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>3060-7205</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<journal_id_doi></journal_id_doi>
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			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>0</year>
				<month>0</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2024</year>
				<month>11</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>12</volume>
			<number>11</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_pubmed></article_id_pubmed>
				<article_id_pii></article_id_pii>
				<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
				<article_id_iranmedex></article_id_iranmedex>
				<article_id_magiran></article_id_magiran>
				<article_id_sid></article_id_sid>
				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding in the First Six Months: A Cross-sectional Study in Ardabil, Northwest of Iran</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa></content_type_fa>
				<content_type>original article</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[Background: Breast milk provides essential and irreplaceable nutrients for an infant’s growth and development. Consequently, exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life is important for their health and survival.  This study aimed to determine predictors of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months among infants in Iran.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 379 lactating women with infants &gt;6 months. Participants attended health care centers in Ardabil city, Iran during 2020. Information about mothers and infants was collected via a questionnaire. Differences in characteristics of women that engaged in exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months (EBF-6) compared to no exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months (NEBF-6) was analyzed via T-tests. Predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among the infants were examined via logistic regression analyses.Results: There were 196 respondents (51.7%) categorized into EBF-6 compared to 183 respondents (48.3%) categorized into NEBF-6. A greater number of women in EBF-6 compared to NEBF-6 were housewives (p=0.034). Additionally, the time of the first breastfeeding after birth was earlier for EBF-6 compared to NEBF-6 (p&lt;0.001). Among the variables related to exclusive breastfeeding, only the predictive power of breastfeeding in the first half hour after birth was confirmed (p=0.002). This finding suggested that breastfeeding soon after birth led to an increase of almost 6 times in the probability of engaging in exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months.Conclusions: Breastfeeding soon after birth appears to strongly influence the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. Considering the important role of this practice in maintaining and ensuring maternal and child health, early initiation of breastfeeding after birth should be prioritized.]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Ardabil, Exclusive breastfeeding, infant health, Maternal health, Predictors</keyword>
				<start_page>19116</start_page>
				<end_page>19125</end_page>
				<web_url>https://jpp.mums.ac.ir/article_25337.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Hadi</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Gharajedaghy</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>hadigharajedaghy1372@gmail.com</email>
				<code>111172</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mehrnaz</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Mashoufi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>rosemashoufi@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>111173</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Health Information Management, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Afrouz</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Mardi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>mardi1151@gmail.com</email>
				<code>111174</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Atefeh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Shadman</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>drshadman2013@gmail.com</email>
				<code>111175</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Science, Ardabil, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
			</articleset>
			</journal>