Mothers' Knowledge, Clinic Staff, Community Support, and Breastfeeding Practices (original) (raw)
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International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2018
The study investigated the availability and utilization of breastfeeding information by nursing mothers in Onitsha Metropolis, Anambra state, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used. Population of the study consists of three (3) of the major and highly accessible hospitals in Ontisha Metropolis, Anambra State, namely, General Hospital Onitsha, Holy Rosary Specialist Hospital Waterside and Iyi-Enu Specialist Hospital Ogidi. A total of 220 targeted respondents (nursing mothers) thatattended the postnatal clinics of the three hospitals were all used at their various clinics. So a total of 220 questionnaires were distributed to them and 203 were returned out of which 197 (90%) were duly completed and found usable. Approvals were sought and obtained from the Management of the Hospitals; the intent of the study was also explained to the nursing mothers for their consent before the questionnaires were administered to them. The research questions responded to was analysed using simple percentage and presented in tables.The findings revealed high availability of Information on Breastfeeding. It also showed that Antenatal and postnatal clinics were major sources of information available to the nursing mothers. It was also revealed that the nursing mothers in Onitsha Metropolis of Anambra State engage in exclusive breastfeeding as a result of the information on breastfeeding they received.The result will encourage government at all levels and other stakeholders to continue intensified exclusive breastfeeding sensitization with more emphasis on the rural dwellers whose socioeconomic status are low.
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Breastfeeding Awareness and Practices in Abakaliki, Southeast, Nigeria
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016
Background: The Federal Teaching Hospital is the only tertiary hospital in Ebonyi State Nigeria. It receives referrals from the general and private hospitals, primary health centers in the state as well as the surrounding state. Breast feeding is a social norm among the indigenes of the state hence practiced commonly. Aim: The study was aimed at determining the knowledge and practice of exclusive breast feeding among the women presenting in the hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in the maternity unit of the hospital over three months' period from March to May 2015. A structured data sheet was administered to each mother presenting in the maternity unit of the hospital and willing to participate which were consecutively recruited into the study. Results: A total of 500 mothers participated in the study. About 98.4% were aware of exclusive breast feeding while 90.2% practiced it for different reasons and duration. Only 76.4% practiced it for a period of 4-6 months. Majority of the mothers (90.0%) got the information about exclusive breast feeding from the hospital. Times of initiation of breast feeding after delivery were 38.2% within 30 minutes and 33.2% an hour respectively. Seventy six percent of the mothers' breastfed on demand. About 91.6% were willing to practice exclusive breast feeding for subsequent babies. Surprisingly 10.2% of the mothers discarded their colostrums. Practice of exclusive breast feeding was significantly related to educational status and occupation. Conclusion: Greater awareness and practice of exclusive breastfeeding has been achieved but more still needed to be done especially about the time of initiation, giving of colostrums and the duration of exclusive breast feeding since up to 10.4% of the participants still discarded their colostrums particularly those that delivered outside the hospital.
Africa journal of nursing and midwifery, 2009
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