Sociodemographic determinants of breastfeeding in Algeria using binary logistic regression Through the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS4) data 2012-2013

Abstract

Our study falls within of population science and exactly the cognitive field of health demography, aiming to shed light on the scientific importance of breastfeeding in general and its quantitative spread among mothers in Algeria, while satisfying it for the analysis from a demographic point of view by following the descriptive and analytical approach, taking advantage of the opportunity to provide the database Provided by the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS4) completed in 2012-2013 in Algeria. Depending on the statistical method, the binary logistic regression analysis, it has been proven that some demographic determinants can be included in the explanation of the tendency or lack thereof of Algerian mothers to adopt breastfeeding as a main source of nutrition for their newborns, and on the other hand, the effect of some variables on whether or not mothers practice breastfeeding