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National Health And Morbidity Survey 2016 : Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Volume II : Findings

Table 5.3.2.10 : Factors that influence the decision to stop breastfeeding among children 0-23 months, NHMS 2016

95% CI
Estimated
n %
Population Lower Upper
Barriers in practicing breastfeeding or
factors that influence the decision to
stop breastfeeding
- Baby had trouble suckling or latching
on 496 34,925 8.6 7.21 10.23
- Not enough milk 2,901 239,708 59.0 55.43 62.38
- Breastfeeding was too painful 203 27,692 6.8 3.63 12.48
- Tiredness due to work 873 66,741 16.4 14.25 18.83
- Do not prefer to breastfeed 50 4,305 1.1 0.68 1.66
- Fear of distorted breast shape by
breastfeeding 22 1,952 0.5 0.27 0.85
- Pregnant or wanted to become
pregnant 437 24,170 5.9 5.11 6.91

Family or others who influenced the
decision to stop breastfeeding
- Not influenced by husband/ mother/
mother in law/ grandmother/ other
family member & employer 5,162 379,146 93.2 91.13 94.86
- Husband only 78 6,063 1.5 0.77 2.85
- Mother only 171 12,371 3.0 2.03 4.53
- Employer only 27 1,375 0.3 0.19 0.59
- Husband and mother 28 2,239 0.6 0.27 1.10
- Husband, mother and mother in law 17 1,884 0.5 0.20 1.08
- Other combination of the above 36 3,600 0.9 0.31 2.47

Factors that influenced the decision to
stop breastfeed while working
- It was hard to allocate time for
breastfeeding for breastfeeding or
expressing breastmilk 32 1,723 89.1 59.53 97.84
- Employer or supervisor made
negative comments or complained
about breastfeeding 0 - - - -
- It was hard to find a place to
breastfeed or express breastmilk 13 864 44.7 23.82 67.62
- It was difficult to store expressed
breastmilk 14 901 46.6 25.25 69.26

Some cells have respondent count <30. Results should be interpreted with caution.