Author(s): Fuertes, Marina ; Gonçalves, Joana L ; Faria, Anabela ; Lopes-dos-Santos, Pedro ; Conceição, Inês C ; Dionisio, Francisco
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/49664
Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Author(s): Fuertes, Marina ; Gonçalves, Joana L ; Faria, Anabela ; Lopes-dos-Santos, Pedro ; Conceição, Inês C ; Dionisio, Francisco
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/49664
Origin: Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
Attachment security has been associated with health status and symptom reporting. In this longitudinal study, we investigated the association between antibiotics uptake by infants at 9-months and mother-infant attachment at 12-months. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lower maternal sensitivity was associated with increased odds of antibiotic uptake. Furthermore, 89.7% of insecure-ambivalent infants consumed antibiotics, which contrasted with 32.5% of avoidant infants and 21.5% of secure infants. This study suggests that maternal behavior and mother-infant attachment impact on antibiotic consumption, which is worrying because antibiotics may lead to several health problems later in life and antibiotic-resistance.