Breastfeeding pattern and nutritional status of children under two years in Oshogbo Local Government Area Osun State Nigeria (original) (raw)
Related papers
University of Bosaso, 2020
Despite its many advantages, the benefits of breast milk have been widely unknown to mothers. In many of the world’s developing countries, water, and other liquids are added to the baby’s diet in the first months of life-risking infection from harmful bacteria and other pathogens. National surveys in Somalia show that less than 10% of infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed. The near-universal Somali practice of discarding 'colostrum' (the first milk, full of essential nutrients and immunity), delaying the initiation of breastfeeding, and using unhygienically- prepared formula and powdered milk are contributing factors towards Somalia's global acute malnutrition levels of 18.6% significantly above the emergency threshold of 15%. A cross‐sectional study was conducted to examine factors towards nonexclusive breastfeeding among children under five years in Hantiwadaag, Garowe Puntland. The study population was selected using simple random sampling. The sample size was 44 mothers of children aged 0-6 months. Data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Therefore, the researcher found a positive result about These factors towards non-exclusive breastfeeding among children less than six months. Sociodemographic factors like employment and Work have an influence on the breastfeeding of a mother for the first six months. Health factors such as the use of medication of mother also directly influence the breastfeeding of children less than six months, also cultural beliefs are influenced to the breastfeeding such as mother’s belief that breastfeeding loses the breast shape as a consequence of lowering the physical appearance of the women.
The Nutritional Status of Mothers Practicing Breast Feeding In Ibadan, Nigeria
African Journal of Biomedical Research, 2009
Exclusive breastfeeding is a globally recommended way of feeding and caring for young infants (0-6 months). Its benefits to both infants and mothers have been established. However, its impact on the maternal nutritional status is still a subject of contention. This study was therefore designed to evaluate the effect of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice on the nutritional status of lactating mothers. A total of 277 lactating mothers recruited from the well baby or immunization clinics at four selected health facilities participated in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. The data collected from the respondents included socioeconomic and demographic data using semi-structured questionnaires, 24-hour dietary recall and weight and height measurements. The nutritional status of lactating mothers practicing exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and those practicing non-exclusive breastfeeding (NEBF) was compared. The data were analyzed using the Epi-Info 2000 to determine the nutritional status, adapted Total Diet Analysis (TDA) software to determine the mean nutrient intakes and the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS version 10) to determine various proportions, means , standard deviations, and test the significance of differences (p<0.05). The mean (SD) age of the nursing mothers was 29.15(4.9) years, parity was 2.12(1.14) children, weight was 63.23(11.6) kg, height was 1.62(0.06) m, body mass index (BMI) was 24.09(3.94) kg/m 2, daily protein and energy intakes were 124.28(47.08) g and 2827.16(839.34) kcal respectively. The results also showed that half (50.5%) of the respondents were practicing exclusive breastfeeding. The two groups had similar protein intake level, which was significantly higher than recommended intakes. There was no difference in the nutritional status (p>0.05) of mothers practicing exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding as measured by anthropometry. In conclusion, the practice of EBF had no observable consequences on the nutritional status of mothers practicing it when compared to mothers practicing non-exclusive breast feeding, except for the higher dietary energy intake. This finding can be used to encourage more mothers to embrace exclusive breast feeding since as of now the practice of EBF is still low, less than 25%.
Background. Exclusive breastfeeding tops the table of life-saving interventions for newborns. A child who is exclusively breastfed is 14 times less likely to die in the first six months compared to its counterpart. Approximately 18,000 children globally still die every day and if current trend continues, some 60 million children under age 5 will die between 2017 and 2030, and half of them will be newborns. Five countries, including Ethiopia, accounted for half of all newborn deaths in the world. Objective. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers who have infants 6-12 months of age in Boditi Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018. Methods. Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 412 randomly selected mothers having 6 to 12 month infants from April 1 to 14, 2018. A pretested interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were entered using Epi Data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics was made. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was also carried out to see the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable. Results. Of 412 mother-infant pairs sampled, 403 were participated, which made a response rate of 97.8%. Prevalence of EBF computed using since birth dietary recall method was 64.8% (95% C.I= 60.0, 69.0). From multivariable analysis, child birth attended by health care provider (AOR = 5.303, 95% C.I = 1.613, 17.436), postnatal care utilization (AOR = 1.91, C.I = 1.083, 3.370), and mothers who did not report any breast related problem for the first six months after child birth (AOR = 1.864, C.I = 1.090, 3.189) were factors positively associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice. Conclusion. Although the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice in this study was relatively high, more effort to meet World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations is still necessary to benefit from its intervention. There is a need to promote child births to be attended by health care providers and postnatal care utilization. Further, women should be educated on what to do and where to seek care if breast problem occurs after child birth.
2021
Background: Breastfeeding is the ideal form of nutrition for the healthy growth of infants, and it reduces the risk of malnutrition and several childhood morbidities. Objectives: To assess the breastfeeding practices of mothers and the relationship between these practices and the nutritional status of their children. Methods: It was a descriptive, hospital-based, cross-sectional study that involved children aged six to 24 months in Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria. Socio-demographic characteristics and breastfeeding practices were documented, anthropometric measurements were obtained, and nutritional status was determined for the children. Underweight, stunting and wasting were defined as z-score < -2 for the weight-for-age, length-for-age and weight-for-length, respectively. A child was taken to be undernourished if any of underweight, stunting or wasting was present. Results: Fifteen (3.6%) of the 420 children studied had mixed feeding from birth, while 273 (65.0%) were exclusively b...
BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS LIVING IN EDE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
2021
BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is the feeding a baby with milk that is coming straight from the mother's breast. It provides the infant with the necessary nutrients they require for healthy growth and development. For infants to live, grow and develop properly they need the right proportion of nutrients. Breast milk is copious in nutrients and anti-bodies and consists of the correct quantities of fat, sugar, water and protein. These nutrients are major requirements for the health and survival of the baby. OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to have a clear understanding about the the breastfeeding practices among mothers in Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: 50 mothers living in Ede were randomly and systematically selected to participate in the study. Questionnaires containing two sections were used for data collection. Results were analyzed using SPSS version 21. RESULTS: The study revealed that 18 (36 %) of the respondents were aged 26 – 30 years, 45 (90%) were Islam, 49 (98%) were Yoruba, 42 (84%) were married, 16 (32%) were civil servants, 30 (60%) had tertiary education and 24 (48%) earned above 41,000. 30 (60%) strongly agree that they have heard of breastfeeding from hospital, maternity clinics, TBA, 34 (68%) strongly agree that breastfeeding a child for six months is good, 22 (44%) agree that breastfeeding is a good contraceptive method, 16 (32%), 22 (44%) strongly agree that breastfeeding promote mother-baby bonding, 18 (36%) strongly agree that breastfeeding has effect on care of family members and marital relationship, 16 (32%) agree that breastfeeding is a good way to decreases family expenses, 20 (40%) agree that breastfeeding prevent low weight in baby, 18 (36%) strongly agree that breastfeeding helps the uterus to return to its pre-pregnancy state quickly. CONCLUSION: Breast milk remains the best and most guaranteed kind of nourishment for infants. The health benefits of breastfeeding to infants should not be underestimated. Breastfeeding is well known as the best source of food for infants. Health education programmes on the benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, mother, family and the community should be promoted. Keywords: Breastfeeding, Practices, Mothers
Green Medical Journal
Background: Breast milk is the most ideal biological and physiological first food during the growth and development process due to the presence of protective and nutritional factors and also the needs of children according to their age and phase of growth and development. Methods: This study aims to determine differences in nutritional status based on BB/U and PB/U for children aged 6-24 months in Mattampa Bulu Village. This study used 47 samples which were measured for body weight and length then the mother filled out a questionnaire. Result: The results of the study using the Chi Square test showed that there was a significant difference between nutritional status based on body weight in children with exclusive and non-exclusive breastfeeding history with p < 0.05 (p = 0.011), but there was no difference in nutritional status based on PB/ U with p > 0.05 (p=0.913). Results: Based on the research, it may be concluded that children with exclusive breastfeeding have good nutri...
Abstract: Breast milk is known to be the best food for the infants because it contains all the nutrients in the correct proportions. It is readily produced, easily digested and assimilated, has the correct temperature and is always available at no cost. Exclusive breastfeeding protects the child from potentially unsafe food or water. Despite the strong evidence and wide publicity on its benefit, exclusive breastfeeding has remained low in Northern Nigeria. This research therefore is aimed at assessing the knowledge of Exclusive Breastfeeding and proposed infant feeding pattern of post-natal mothers in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. A descriptive survey involving a total of 127 mothers who gave birth to live infants not more than 48 hours were selected using purposive .sampling technique, and self-developed questionnaire was administered to collect data from the respondents. Findings revealed that majority of the respondents (70%) had high knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding, however only few respondents intend to practice exclusive breast feeding. Two-third of the respondents who had received information about EBF got it from health workers. The study therefore suggest that health workers and other government apparatus should intensify efforts that enhances the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Keywords: Exclusive Breast Feeding, Infant Feeding, Knowledge, Postnatal Mothers.
The Factors affecting Breast Milk and Supplementary Nutrition Practices: A Survey Study
Madridge Journal of Vaccines, 2018
Objective: The purpose is to investigate the factors related to child and family that influence the breastfeeding practice. Materials and Methods: In this survey study, a 20-question survey was conducted the parents whose infants were between 10 and 18 months of age and admitted to the department of pediatrics at Ministry of Health Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital between September 15, 2013 to September 15, 2014. Results: In the study, 56 infants who were between 10 and 18 months old were included. The mean age was 13.4 ± 0.2 months (Range: 8 -18 months) and 32 (57%) were male. At the first hour of birth, 14 (30%) infants received breast milk, followed by 24 (42%) infants who received between 1 and 2 hours, and 18 (28%) infants who received after 2 hours. The mean time to start supplementary foods was 4.9± 0.1 months and the time to start supplementary foods were first month in 4 infants (7.1%), 2- 5 months in 14 (25%) infants, 5- 7 months in 29 (51.7%) infants, and later than seven months in 9 (16%) infants. Conclusion: It is seen that maternal knowledge level and practices about breast feeding are high among our surveyors, but not optimal. It is thought that the mothers should be educated in terms of beginning of breast-feeding immediately after the birth, and giving only breast milk without supplementary food in the first four months, and that should be reminded during the visits to the outpatient clinic.
International Journal of Pediatrics and Neonatal Health, 2017
Back ground: Exclusive Breastfeeding has highest life-saving potential and about 13% of child deaths worldwide can be avoided with optimal breastfeeding. Worldwide 35% of infants breast-fed exclusively during the first four months of life even though 90% and above is recommended to benefit from the practice. Objective: To assess Levels and predictors of exclusive breast feeding among mothers with children 0-12 months in rural Chencha district. Method and materials: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. Data was collected by using designed well-structured questionnaire and entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and analyzed by using SPSS window version 20. Bivariate logistic regression was performed to each independent variable with the outcome variable and variables with a p value < 0.05 were used for multivariate analysis. P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result: Two hundred twenty six mothers with babies 0-12 months old were included in this study. The mean age of study participants was 29.1 ± (5.987) years. Mothers ANC follow-up experience was 130(57.5%). The prevalence of exclusive breast feeding was 92(40.7%) and 144 (63.7%) had good knowledge. Maternal Age 15-24 yrs [AOR=12.02 (1.153, 25.180)]; Family size of 3 were [AOR=2.027 (0.246, 1.715)], Non-Attendance to ANC service [AOR=0.037 (0.005, 0.256)]; Good knowledge [AOR=1.288 (0.038, 5.393)] and exposure to advice concerning breast feeding [AOR=1.277 (0.677, 2.410)] were independent predictors of exclusive breast feeding practice Conclusion and recommendation: In this study Practice of exclusive breastfeeding was below the world health organization recommendation which is 90% or above. Hence it is important to focus interventions towards these factors in order to increase exclusive breastfeeding Practice.
Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics, 2020
Background: Exclusive breast-feeding is the practice of feeding breast milk during the first 6 months and no other liquids and solid foods except medications. Despite its demonstrated benefits, exclusive breast-feeding practice in many countries including Ethiopia is lower than the international recommendation. However, studies about exclusive breast-feeding in the study area are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to fill this gap. Methods and Materials: Community-based cross-sectional study was employed. A cluster sampling method was used to select 577 women who had a child aged <12 months. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Epi-Data version 3.1 and SPSS version 21 were used for data entry and analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze the association between the dependent and independent variables. Results: A total of 577 study participants have participated in the study which gives 97.8% response. Exclusive breast-feeding practice among the mothers was 45.8%. Women in the age group of 26-40 were 2 times more likely to breast-feed than women in the age group of 18-25 at (AOR = 1.980 [95% CI = 1.098, 3.570]). Women who have information about exclusive breast-feeding were two times more likely to breast feed than those who have no information at (AOR = 1.952 [95% CI = 1.130, 3.373]). Those women who initiated breastfeeding early were 12 times more likely to breastfeed than those women who did not initiate early at (AOR = 12.336 [95% CI = 1.331, 14.316]). Conclusion: The overall exclusive breast-feeding practice among the women was found to be less. Age, information on breast-feeding and early initiation of breast-feeding were found as important predictors of exclusive breast-feeding. Improving access to information on recommended infant feeding is vital, and encouraging exclusive breast-feeding among mothers through proper counseling and mother-friendly work environment is advisable.