Protocol - History of Being Breast-Fed - Adult
Description
The respondent is asked whether or not his or her mother breast-fed him or her.
Specific Instructions
Ideally, a question about the duration of breast-feeding also would be added to this protocol. Men may be less likely than women to know whether they had been breast-fed as an infant.
If the subject is a child and the respondent is the child’s adult parent or guardian, consider the more detailed Child Protocol.
Availability
Protocol
1. Did your mother breast-feed you?
1 [ ] Yes
2 [ ] No
8 [ ] Don’t know
Personnel and Training Required
The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews.*
* There are multiple modes to administer this question (e.g., paper-and-pencil and computer-assisted interviews).
Equipment Needs
While the source instrument was administered in-person via a paper-and-pencil instrument, the PhenX Working Group acknowledges that these questions can be administered in a computerized format (i.e., computer-assisted personal interview). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer or handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Interviewer-administered questionnaire
Lifestage
Adolescent, Adult
Participants
Any age
Selection Rationale
This is a simple question that captures the basic information needed about whether or not the person was breast-fed.
Language
Chinese, English, Other languages available at source
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) | Environ exp hx breast fed proto | 62532-7 | LOINC |
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Triggered by breast feeding | HP:0025206 | HPO |
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Feeding difficulties in infancy | HP:0008872 | HPO |
| caDSR Form | PhenX PX061001 - History Of Being Breast Fed | 5869503 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
The Expert Review Panel #2 (ERP 2) reviewed the measures in the Demographics, Environmental Exposures, and Social Environments domains.
Guidance from ERP 2 includes:
• Revised descriptions of the measure
Back-compatible: no changes to Data Dictionary
Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)
Protocol Name from Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Long Island Breast Cancer Study, 1996
Source
National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. (1996). Long Island Breast Cancer Study. Section M: Pregnancy Related Problems. Question number M1a (Question 1).
General References
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Breastfeeding. Atlanta, GA: Author. http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/
Miotti, P. G., Taha, T. E., Kumwenda, N. I., Broadhead, R., Mtimavalye, L.A., Van der Hoeven, L., . . . Biggar, R. J. (1999). HIV transmission through breastfeeding: A study in Malawi. JAMA, 282(8), 744-749.
Needham, L. L., & R. Y. Wang. (2002). Analytic considerations for measuring environmental chemicals in breast milk. Environmental Health Perspectives, 110(6), A317-A324.
Protocol ID
61001
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX061001_Being_Breast_Fed | ||||
| PX061001010000 | Did your mother breastfeed you? | Variable Mapping | ||
Measure Name
History of Being Breast Fed
Release Date
October 30, 2009
Definition
Question about whether or not the respondent was breast-fed as a child.
Purpose
Human milk has health benefits for infants (i.e., nutritional and immunologic benefits). Lactation has been shown to be beneficial to the health of mothers (e.g., lower risk of some cancers). Breast-feeding also has been shown to have psychological and neurodevelopmental benefits. Unfortunately, human milk may also be a vehicle for transfer of viruses (e.g., HIV) and environmental chemicals (e.g., polyhalogenated chemicals). Generally, the benefits of human milk and lactation have been found to outweigh the risks of exposures to pathogens or toxic substances in breast milk but there are higher-risk situations that have been recognized. Researchers can use information about breast-feeding to make inferences relevant to early nutritional status and immunologic development, the mother-child relationship, and potential exposures.
Keywords
Environmental Exposures, breast-feeding, breast milk, lactation, immunology, virus transmission, National Cancer Institute, NCI, Long Island Breast Cancer Study, LIBCSP
Measure Protocols
| Protocol ID | Protocol Name |
|---|---|
| 61001 | History of Being Breast-Fed - Adult |
| 61002 | History of Being Breast-Fed - Child |
Publications
There are no publications listed for this protocol.