Likelihood of breastfeeding in Peninsular Malaysia

This is a study which investigates the association between the likelihood of breastfeeding and demographic and socioeconomic factors. Data was analyzed from the Fourth Malaysian Population and Family Survey (MPFS-4), 2004 by the National Population and Family Development Board (NPFDB). In this study, we select our sample women with a last child below 6 years at the date of interview (N=1846). About 88 percent of mothers answered that they breastfed their children. For further analysis, a logistics regression was used to analyse the likelihood of breastfeeding among mothers in Peninsular Malaysia. Factors that significantly associated with the likelihood of breastfeeding are ethnicity and the number of children. However, further study should be conducted as there are some important characteristic were not discussed in this study such as birth characteristics and paternal characteristics.