Attitudes and Practices Associated with Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) of Nursing Mothers in Bolgatanga Municipality (original) (raw)
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International Journal of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2020
Contribution/Originality: This study contributes in the existing literature by evaluating the knowledge, attitude and practices of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers in Tano North District of Ghana. 1. INTRODUCTION Literature is replete with information on the benefits of breastfeeding to mothers and their infants [1-3]. Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as the use of breast milk as the only source of food, to the total exclusive of other supplementary foods such as formulas, water, juices or teas [4, 5]. Studies have shown that breastfeeding is superior to infant formula feeding because of its protective properties against illness, in addition to its nutritional advantages [6-8]. Considering the extensive benefits of breastfeeding, the World Health Organization and the American Dietetic Association recommend exclusive breastfeeding of infants for the first six months and continued breastfeeding with complementary foods up to 12 months [9] mainly due to their weak immune system and their propensity to attract diseases through food poisoning. Previous research has shown that maternal attitudes toward breastfeeding, perceptions of infant health and benefits of breastfeeding influence the decision of nursing mothers to breastfeed their babies [1-3]. Many demographic factors such as maternal age, marital status, education, race, socioeconomic status, culture factors, parity, number of children at home, and social support have been shown to potentially influence a woman's decision to breastfeed [7, 10-12].
Acta Scientific NUTRITIONAL HEALTH (ISSN:2582-1423), 2021
Background: Breast milk is the natural first food for babies, it provides all the energy and nutrient that the infant needs for primary month of life and it continues to supply up to half or more of a child’s nutritional needs during the second half of the year and up to one-third during the second year of life. Hence, exclusive breastfeeding is therefore important in protecting infants from infectious diseases, assist in improving their immune system and also very vital for their general health, growth and developments. Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate into the knowledge, attitude and practice of nursing mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding in Oda, Ondo State. Methodology: A descriptive study was conducted on nursing mothers in Oda Community. Simple random technique was used in selecting the 260 respondents whose consent was sought before administering the questionnaires. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequencies and percentages. Results: The study showed that majority 93.5% of the respondents has heard about exclusive breastfeeding, 89% of them practiced exclusive breastfeeding while 11% practiced mixed feeding. 68% of the respondents says that exclusive breastfeeding protect infants against infection, 27.4% of them believed that it is nutritious to infants and of benefits to both the mother and infants. Conclusion: The study showed high level of knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding among respondents and majority of them practiced exclusive breastfeeding. Recommendation: Exclusive breastfeeding counseling during clinic visit, health education program should be implemented. Keywords: Knowledge; Practice; Nursing Mothers; Exclusive Breastfeeding
Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care, 2023
Abstract: World Health Assembly resolution emphasized on countries to ensure that maternal and child nutrition especially the six global targets are met by 2025, and it was all clamored for more efforts to be put on increasing the rate of exclusive breastfeeding by 50%. To support a child's best growth and development, exclusive breastfeeding should be observed for the first six months after birth followed by supplemental feeding for two years or longer. This study investigates the sociodemographic factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers with children who are two years or less attending antenatal care in Brikama Health Center, The Gambia. Structured and pretested interviews and questionnaires were used to obtain data from study participants respectively. Face-to-face interviews with mothers on their clinic days were used to collect data during the one-month study period and descriptive statistics were carried out using SPSS for Windows version 20.0. A total of 384 women participated in this study, out of which, the majority, 240 (62.5%) of participants had exclusively breastfed their babies. Above half 168 (44%) of the mothers had breastfed their babies on demand, majority of them 49 (21%) reported that they had given their babies lactating milk or bformulaulae food before the sixth month. The results show a significant relationship between Type of family (p=0.002), Religion (p=0.035), Ethnicity (p=0.005), Type of deliveries (p=0.023), and Place of birth (p=0.001) and practice of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). Concerning the frequency of EBF, Educational status and Occupation showed a significant relationship (p=0.032 and 0.051) respectively. Type of family, religion, ethnicity, type of delivery, place of birth, educational status, mother's occupation, and child's sex were the sociodemographic characteristics that influenced exclusive breastfeeding in this study. In planning exclusive breastfeeding intervention programs, these factors need to be considered. Keywords: Exclusive Breastfeeding, Brikama, Practice, Socio-Demographic, Mothers
International journal of health sciences
Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that Nursing mothers in Igoli were aware of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and the benefit derived from it. However only, very few of them did posed negative attitude regarding tight schedule while majority of the nursing mother had positive perceptions regarding exclusive breast feeding. It was recommended that nursing mothers should be advice to adopt exclusive breastfeeding as the best method of feeding their babies for the first six month of life. Also nursing mothers in Igoli should be educated on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to change their negative perception.
AN APPRAISAL OF NEGATIVE ATTITUDE OF NURSING MOTHERS TOWARD EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING ON INFANTS IN POTISKUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT, YOBE STATE, 2018
The major concern of this research work is to assess the topic appraisal of negative attitude of nursing mothers toward exclusive breastfeeding on infant in potiskum local government of yobe state. In achieving this, the research work relies on descriptive approach and structured questionnaire and interview for data collection. A total number of one hundred (100) respondents was used for the study. Our findings revealed that the nursing mothers were not aware of exclusive breastfeeding program and they did not attend antenatal clinic. Various recommendations were made based on the findings among such are: the government should support the family members and husband to ensure that nursing mothers are provided husband and family members. This will enable them to breastfeed their babies happily and effectively. The government should protect the breastfeeding mother’s right of working class by providing working leaves.
The main objective of this research project is to assess the attitude of nursing mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding in Dogon Ruwa Community of Kaltungo LGA of Gombe State. The study is significant to health workers, nursing mothers and their spouses, and to policy makers in so doing it will help in improving the health being of nursing mothers in the study area and the entire nation at large. Populations of sample size of 88 nursing mothers were selected at random from the population of the study without bias and questionnaire was administered in English to them. The result of the study regarding the responses of the breastfeeding mothers based on their age shows that 37% and 31% agree and strongly agree respectively that breastfeeding tie one down; 46% and 32% agree and strongly agree respectively that breastfeeding is healthier for the baby; 38% and 36% strongly disagree and disagree respectively that breastfeeding is likely to be embarrassing at times. The result of the study regarding the responses of the breastfeeding mothers based on their occupation shows that 51% and 29% agree and strongly agree respectively that breastfeeding ties one down; 48% and 31% agree and strongly agree respectively that breastfeeding is healthier for the baby; 31% and 338% strongly disagree and disagree respectively that breastfeeding is likely to be embarrassing at times. However, Chi-square statistical analysis shows that there is no significance difference in their responses in relation to their age and occupation. It is recommended that the health practitioners' knowledge should frequently be updated through workshops and seminars. This will improve the knowledge of both clients and staff thus forestalling the hazardous consequences of nonexclusive breastfeeding practice.
Africa journal of nursing and midwifery, 2009
Breastfeeding is an important resource which includes exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). It provides food, health and care simultaneously. Therefore a descriptive survey was carried out to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices as related to EBF. The study population consisted of all mothers of child bearing ages (15-49 years) who had children from (0-2 years). Simple random sampling was used in selecting ten villages out of twenty-three and single-stage cluster sampling was used to select three hundred (300) respondents for the study. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests. The results revealed that the majority of the respondents 240 (80.0%) were aware of EBF; 162 (54.0%) were knowledgeable about EBF while 180 (60.0%) practised EBF. It was concluded that women in the Ikot Omin community, in Nigeria practised EBF and the recommendations focused on the fact that health workers should continue to enco...
2016
Exclusive breastfeeding for babies are proven to be signicant in lowering the mordibity and mortality rates than formula-fed infants. Mothers of Dani tribe work in the field and leave their babies so it is difficult to give exclusive breastfeeding and resulted the babies to get early complementary breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the knowledge of Dani tribe mothers about exclusive breasfeeding in Sub-district Angkasa, Jayapura. This study used descriptive qualitative study with phenomenalogical approach. A snowball sampling technique was applied to determine the participants. There were three persons participated in this study. Data were collected by in-dept interview and were analyzed using Colaizzi’s method. The result identified five themes: Mothers’ knowledge about infant nutrition needs, breastfeeding technique by giving the breastfeeding directly before working, barriers and supports in giving breastfeeding, efforts to overcome the barriers, and...
Awareness and Practice of Breast Feeding among Mothers at Kiryandongo District Hospital
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2023
Breastfeeding is a key tool for nourishing a baby, preventing childhood illnesses like obesity, and hypertension later on in life. In addition, it reduces the cost to the family and the entire country. Uganda to some extent faces a great deal of challenges, particularly in the health sector. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of exclusive breastfeeding in mothers with infants between 1 day to 2 years of age attending the immunization and the pediatric inpatient in Kiryandongo Hospital and to identify factors that affect exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). A cross-section descriptive survey design was used. 187 respondents were selected randomly. The data were collected using a questionnaire and the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages. The result of this study showed that 71.2 % knew the correct definition and duration of exclusive breastfeeding, 59.7% exclusively breastfeeds for the first six (6) months of life, 100% gave colostrum to their babies because they believed it provides nutrition and protection to their babies, 87% breastfed on demand. The result also showed that there is a positive attitude of mothers toward exclusive breastfeeding as 86.6% of them agreed that breast milk alone is sufficient to the baby during the first six (6) months of life as well as believed that EBF has benefits to both the infants and the mother. 51% of respondents weaned their babies between 15-18 months and 41% weaned between 19 months to 2 years. It was concluded that there was a high level of knowledge on breastfeeding among the respondents, more than half of the respondents practiced exclusive breastfeeding as recommended and relatively all the respondents had positive attitude toward exclusive breastfeeding.
J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage, 2021
Exclusive breastfeeding provides nutritional, and developmental psychological advantages with regard to general wellbeing of an infant and has dramatically reduced infant deaths in developing countries. This study assessed the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding among women attending antenatal clinic in four communities within Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT, Abuja. The questionnaire sought socio-demographic information, Religion and cultural influence as well as knowledge and awareness level of EBF practice. The data collected was analyzed using Odd ratio, frequencies and simple percentages. The result of the study showed that 70.0% had the knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding, 54.4% exclusively breastfed their newborns for the first six months of life. There was positive attitude among the participants towards exclusive breastfeeding as 70.0% of them agreed that breast milk alone is sufficient for the baby during the first six months of life. There was high level of knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding among the respondents, almost half of the participants practiced exclusive breastfeeding and relatively all the respondents had positive attitude toward exclusive breastfeeding. However, Illiteracy (60.0%; OR = 1.5) and Culture (66.7%; OR = 2.0) negatively influenced exclusive breastfeeding in the area council. Although, majority of the women in this study had good knowledge and attitude towards Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF), the practice is not high. There is still need for improvement. More awareness on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding must be emphasized in order to increase the knowledge and compliance of the women as only 54.4% actually practiced it. Promotion of EBF should involve programmes that will capture not only nursing mothers and health workers, but other members in the communities, most especially husbands and older women who are involved in child care.