Duarte Lopes, Edna
Monteiro, Alzerina Maria Rocha Lima
Varela, Djenifa Odília Barbosa Fernandes Ca
Trigueiros, Dulcineia Elisa Lima Rodrigues
Monteiro Spencer Maia, Irina
de Jesus Xavier Soares, Janice
da Luz Pires Vieira, Nívia Maria
Article History
Received: 9 January 2022
Accepted: 20 June 2022
First Online: 4 August 2022
Declarations
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: The project was approved by the National Ethics Committee for Research in Health (CNEPS, for its acronym in Portuguese), as stated in Resolution no. 42/2017. Access to the anonymized database was restricted to members of the research team.A code number was assigned to each element, thus ensuring the confidentiality of the individual data.Before the administration of the questionnaire, the mothers were informed about the objectives of the study, the importance of conducting the research, and the methodological procedures.All of the mothers agreed to participate in the study through an informed consent form, in accordance with the ethical principles recommended in the country.<b><i>Guideline statement.</i></b>Resolution 42/2017.1- It was submitted on 25 August 2017 in accordance with Article 9 of Legislative Decree No. 26/2007, of 30 July, for the purposes of the National Health Research Ethics Committee opinion authorizing a research project.The BREASTFEEDING AND ITS DETERMINANTS project will be led by a technical team of Drs. Alzerina Monteiro, Dulcineia Trigueiros, Edna Duarte Lopes, Irina Monteiro Spencer Maia, Nívia Maria da Luz Pires Vieira, PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER.2- As the substantiating documents were submitted:- The research proposal;- The questionnaire for collecting data;- Form for free and informed consent;- Principal investigator’s curriculum vitae;- Health services’ data collection authorization;3- The National Health Research Ethics Committee (NHSPC) conducted an ethical and documentary review of the project at its 77th regular meeting, on September 28, 2017.The study is part of the National Public Health Institute action plan and aims to identify and analyze the determinants of breastfeeding, identify the reasons why mothers begin and stop breastfeeding during the first six (6) months, assess mothers’ perception of the primary benefits of breastfeeding, estimate the gradient of exclusive breastfeeding, associated with changes in purchasing power and education, as well as changes in the pattern of health care.The study will have a cross-sectional design, with quantitative analysis and its target population will be mothers of children under 24 months old treated in health centers.These were determined to be exclusion criteria: clinical condition, delay or disruption in responding to the questionnaire.The study will cover the islands of São Vicente, Sal, Fogo, Santo Antão and Santiago, taking into account the number of births per municipality in 2016.4- After the analysis, the (NHSPC) concluded that the research project meets the ethical and ethical requirements deemed necessary, and thus deliberates in the direction of its approval, in accordance with Article no. 11 of Decree-Law No 26/2007.
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: The authors declare no conflict of interest.