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Unraveling Infant Feeding Practices Among Syrian Refugees in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study
Nutrients 2025 Cilt 17 Sayı 4
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Scopus Yazarları: Siddika Songül YALÇIN, S. YALÇiN, Meryem Erat Nergiz
Özet
Background/Objectives: Refugee children are vulnerable in many respects. Determining their nutritional characteristics can guide the interventions that need to be developed. We aimed to determine the infant feeding characteristics of Syrian refugee mothers. Methods: Syrian health care workers administered a survey file to Syrian mothers (n = 210) having a child under two years of age in 39 refugee health centers from five provinces. Analysis for association was conducted using the Chi-square test and logistic regression. Results: The mean (±SD) age was 27.1 ± 6.3 years for mothers and 11.0 ± 6.2 months for infants. Thirty percent of the children had prelacteal feeding, most frequently sugary water, formula, and anise. Of all, 69% continued to be breastfed; 86% in 0–5-month-old babies and 36% in 16–23-month-old infants. Of 16–23-month-old children, 40% had not eaten any fruit and vegetables rich in vitamin A before. Multivariate analysis revealed that prelacteal feeding was associated with bottle feeding and not having lactation counseling support in the prenatal and postnatal periods (AOR: 2.61, 95% CI: 1.35–5.10; AOR: 2.79, 95% CI: 1.33–5.84). Being still-breastfed was associated with younger age (0–5 months old) and not using feeding bottles (AOR: 3.85, 95% CI: 1.47–10.10; AOR: 2.66, 95% CI: 1.35–5.21, respectively). Conclusion: Prelacteal feeding, sugary water consumption, bottle feeding, and limited dietary diversity were identified as significant nutritional issues among Syrian infants. In addition to lactation counseling, there is a need for culturally appropriate education on complementary feeding and healthy child nutrition for pregnant mothers and those with children under two years of age.
Anahtar Kelimeler (Scopus)
Syrian refugees breastfeeding dietary diversity food insecurity

Anahtar Kelimeler

Syrian refugees breastfeeding dietary diversity food insecurity

Makale Bilgileri

Dergi Nutrients
ISSN 2072-6643
Yıl 2025 / 2. ay
Cilt / Sayı 17 / 4
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Hakemlik Hakemli
Endeks SCI-Expanded
JCR Quartile Q1
Yayın Dili Türkçe
Kapsam Uluslararası
Toplam Yazar 3 kişi
Alan Sağlık Bilimleri Temel Alanı Veteriner Gıda Hijyeni ve Teknolojisi

YÖKSİS Yazar Kaydı

Yazar Adı ERAT NERGİZ MERYEM,YALÇIN SIDDİKA SONGÜL,YALÇIN SUZAN
YÖKSİS ID 8520218

Metrikler

Scopus Atıf 1
JCR Quartile Q1
Yazar Sayısı 3