Despite the efficacy of the early exclusive breastfeeding ebf approach to child nutrition in reducing child mortality, few nursing mothers in nigeria are willing to adopt this method of feeding. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in ghana, despite strong. A number of studies have been done to determine mothers. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards ebf among breastfeeding mothers in mizan aman town, south west ethiopia. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and techniques of postures, positioning, hold practice and latchon among nigerian mothers from a semiurban community. Pdf abstract background the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in. However, despite strong evidences in support of breast feeding its prevalence has remained low worldwide.
Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding. One in eight samples of 179 motherchild pairs were selected and information regarding their knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding obtained using a set of structured interviewer. In a descriptive crosssectional study, 393 motherinfant pairs attending child welfare clinics from three. Also aniebue and adioma 2010, evaluated the knowledge, beliefs and attitude of rural nigeria women to ebf using a sample of 200.
Accurate knowledge and practical skills pertaining to exclusive breastfeeding among health workers is likely to improve breastfeeding rates. Exclusive breastfeeding has been recognised as an important public health tool for the primary prevention of child morbidity and mortality. Parity and maternal level of education affect the success of exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding is important for child health and growth, but its practice is low in many developing countries. Professor, department of paediatrics and child health, university of nairobi. This study investigates the knowledge and practice of on exclusive breast feeding ebf as a lactating amenorrhea method lam contraceptive among women currently bearing.
The bfhi for example, does promote exclusive breastfeeding in the health facility but does not sustain it at community level. Shadadpur institute of medical sciences sims hospital, district sanghar, sindh pakistan over a period of three months. Institutional based descriptive crosssectional study was conducted. This study aims to determine the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers who bring their children to the department of paediatrics. Assessment of knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding. Mothers knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices concerning exclusive breastfeeding in calabar, nigeria 67 ascertain the knowledge of mothers about ebf. Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. Influence of information sources on knowledge, attitude and. A community based crosssectional study was conducted among 350 mothers using a structured intervieweradministered. Dec 28, 2019 the infant feeding practices study ii followed women continuously from pregnancy throughout their infants first year of life.
Pdf on jan 1, 2014, aniekan abasiattai and others published knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among antenatal attendees in uyo, southern. The knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding was found to increase with increasing age and better educational status of the women. Thus, it is important to provide prenatal education to mothers and fathers on breast feeding. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding in adamawa, nigeria. Introduction breastfeeding is a natural process necessary for optimal. There is a need to institute interventions aimed at early initiation of breastfeeding and improving the knowledge and practice of ebf towards achieving the goals of mdg4 in the study community. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in. Breastfeeding practices and determinants of exclusive. Mothers poor knowledge and negative attitude towards breastfeeding may influence practices and constitute barriers to optimizing the benefits of the babyfriendly initiative. The present study concludes that the mothers have a very good knowledge and neutral attitudes toward breast feeding.
Aug 10, 2018 to find out the relationship between knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding and selected demographic variables. Knowledge, attitude, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mother knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in techiman, ghana exclusive breastfeeding is certainly an important child feeding practice, which promotes the wellbeing and survival of children especially in poor and developing countries. It was a cross sectional study conducted in district sanghar sindh on 377 lactating. Findings from a selected sample of breastfeeding mothers in bemidji, minnesota by hadeel tanash a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master in community health in health science minnesota state university, mankato mankato, minnesota. National breastfeeding awareness campaign ad insert pdf icon pdf 221kb the birth screener consisted of a very short telephone interview with any adult household member to determine whether the infant had been born and to determine whether the family qualified to continue their participation in the study. The respondents were chosen by simple random sampling. The objective of the present study was to examine the knowledge and attitude towards breast feeding and infant feeding practices among indian postnatal mothers. Exclusive breastfeeding in this study refers to the practice of giving the infant only breast milk for six months without any fluids except liquid medicines. This study aimed at determining the breastfeeding practices and examining the sociodemographic characteristics that influence exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending child welfare clinic at manhean, in the tema east submeteropolitan area of greater accra region of.
The impact of knowledge about breastfeeding practice, i. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana. Department of epidemiology and community health, faculty of clinical sciences, college of medicine, ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria. Although knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among the women were. Factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Purpose of study the purpose of present study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice toward exclusive breastfeeding.
Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among. Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing. This study aimed at determining the breastfeeding practices and examining the sociodemographic characteristics that influence exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending child welfare clinic at manhean, in the tema east submeteropolitan area of greater accra region of ghana. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among women. Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about exclusive. This study aims to determine the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers who bring their children to the department of paediatrics university of port harcourt teaching hospital. During pregnancy, each woman was mailed a prenatal questionnaire and a subsample of 1,500 women received the diet history questionnaire. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware.
Exclusive breastfeeding ebf is the best nutrition for children during the first six months of life. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breast feeding among. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in ghana, despite strong evidence in support of its practice. Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in. Significance of the study a survey of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices on ebf is necessary to know. There is an association between knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding chisquare 14. These questionnaires were followed by a telephone birth screener interview. Although 97% of women initiate breastfeeding in tanzania, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months remains below 50%. The questions covered socio demographic data, knowledge, attitude and the practi ce of exclusive breastfeeding ebf. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers. Exclusive breast feeding has been recommended worldwide as optimal feeding option for human infants.
Some of the studies have showed that 96% of the mothers had good knowledge that exclusive breastfeeding should be practiced for six months and 90. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards breasfeeding among lactating mothers in rural areas of thrissur district of kerala, india. This study therefore compared the kap on exclusive breastfeeding between these two groups of mothers and investigated the association between maternal knowledge and attitudes and the practice of ebf. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practice of ebf among rural lactating mothers with infants aged 06 months. Breast feeding has several benefits for both the infants and mothers. The assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of. Knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending an infant welfare clinic in osogbo, osun state, nigeria. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding. Abstract background the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in ghana, despite strong evidence in support of its practice. Knowledge of ebf was assessed through such questions as duration of ebf, feeding the infant with.
Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending primary health care centers in abha city adil ali nassir ayed. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. Exclusive breastfeeding has been promoted severally but its practice has remained poor in nigeria. Accurate knowledge and practical skills pertaining to exclusive breastfeeding among health workers is likely to. Early practices that support exclusive breastfeeding were done by the majority of the mothers. To prepare a selfinstructional module on exclusive breastfeeding 4. This research was therefore undertaken in order to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices kap on ebf of antenatal clinic attendees in northeastern nigeria. Exclusive breastfeeding knowledge, intention to practice and. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware, nigeria. There was a significant association of knowledge score with religion, education, employment, monthly income and previous information. Knowledge, attitude, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mother.
Consequently, the who and unicef have recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after delivery, followed by. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in pokharalekhnath. The result also showed that there is a positive attitude of mothers toward exclusive breastfeeding as 69. Knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers regarding. In addition, the findings of this research can be a reference for. To assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among mothers attending antenatal care and immunization clinic in dabat health center, northwest ethiopia, 2016. One in eight samples of 179 motherchild pairs were selected and information regarding their knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding obtained using a set of structured interviewer administered questionnaires. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive. Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing factors. But there is a gap between knowledge and practice which needs to be addressed. Chinese women were more likely not to practice exclusive breastfeed. Exclusive breastfeeding of babies for six months is a well recognized childhood survival strategy of great benefits in reducing underfive mortality rates. Yet 4, indicated that most mothers have knowledge of ebf 97.
The practice of exclusive breastfeeding ebf is influenced by maternal knowledge and attitudes as well as sociodemographic and cultural factors. Knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding ebf among women is essential when promoting optimal breastfeeding practices. Our study reports the health workers knowledge and practice on ebf in mwanza city, northwest of tanzania. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. Women who agree that breastfeeding creates a positive relationship between the mother and the child, who practiced exclusive breastfeeding during the hospital stay, and who had received breastfeeding advice at hospital discharge were more likely to practice exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months. Sola odu, samson ayo deji, eyitope amu, victor aduayi. Knowledge, attitude and practice on breastfeeding in klang. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards breasfeeding. Original article current knowledge and practice of exclusive. Knowledge, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mothers 1. Mothers had good knowledge about breastfeeding practices.
The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards ebf among lactating mothers. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among ghanaian rural lactating mothers victor mogre1, michael dery2 and patience k. In reality many mothers are unable to practice exclusive breastfeeding as advocated dhandapany et al, 2008 and there is paucity of scientific data on reasons why exclusive breastfeeding is not practiced optimally. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding. This descriptive study investigated awareness of the benefits and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers in anyigba, kogi state. Although breastfeeding was universal in this community, the knowledge and practice of ebf was low. Knowledge, attitude and techniques of breastfeeding among. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in a rural population in south eastern nigeria background. In a descriptive crosssectional study, 393 motherinfant pairs attending child. Ijerph free fulltext evaluation of knowledge, attitudes. Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is viewed as a major public health intervention to reduce the child mortality, particularly, in the neonates and infants. Dec 21, 20 mothers poor knowledge and negative attitude towards breastfeeding may influence practices and constitute barriers to optimizing the benefits of the babyfriendly initiative. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is a natural, cost effective and feasible intervention that promotes child survival.
In nigeria, contraceptive use is still low though its knowledge is widespread. Knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana. To assess the knowledge and practices regarding exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers. Albinali12 stated that the published data addressing the issue of the knowledge, attitudes and practice of female workers toward breast feeding in saudi arabia are scarce.
Universal exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first 6 months is estimated to reduce infant mortality by 15% 9 million in resource poor countries. Adequate knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding is said to be the fundamental tool that can direct the course of ebf practice among mothers 2, 3. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware, nigeria oche mo1, umar as1, ahmed h2 1. To assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among mothers. Awareness of the benefits and practice of exclusive. Knowledge here means definition of exclusive breastfeeding, the importance of exclusive breastfeeding, how to practice exclusive breastfeeding, when to practice exclusive breastfeeding exclusive breastfeeding is to be practiced for the first six months of the infants life, and also challenges of exclusive breastfeeding.
Our findings also show that the level of exclusive breast feeding was low among indian mothers. Knowledge about weaning was good but about demand feeding was poor. This crosssectional descriptive survey assessed knowledge and intention to practice ebf and its associated factors during pregnancy among primiparous women in selected communities in enugu state, nigeria. Original article current knowledge and practice of. Approval for the study was granted by the ethics committee. Improving exclusive breastfeeding practices by using communication for development in infant and young child feeding programmes 1 unicef c4d orientation webinar series 201112 if a child survives the first month of life exclusive breastfeeding goes a long way towards. The current study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding. Aug 22, 2018 the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in ghana, despite strong evidence in support of its practice. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among women with children aged between 9 and 12 months in alsabah children hospital, juba, south sudan elizabeth b warillea, francis e. To study the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding as well as to identify its. Knowledge, attitudes, and breast feeding practices of. This was a crosssectional descriptive study involving women of child bearing age in kware town of sokoto state.
Knowledge on breastfeeding was generally good, although use of expressed breast milk was low. Researcharticle exclusive breastfeeding knowledge, intention to practice and predictors among primiparous women in enugu southeast, nigeria chikaodilin. Purpose of study the purpose of present study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice toward exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers. Four themes emerged in relation to the forms of family influences on exclusive breastfeeding.
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