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. Introduction breastfeeding is a natural process necessary for optimal. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among ghanaian rural lactating mothers victor mogre1, michael dery2 and patience k. In nigeria, contraceptive use is still low though its knowledge is widespread.
The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in ghana, despite strong. Assessment of knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding. Pdf abstract background the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first six months of life has remained low worldwide and in. Universal exclusive breastfeeding ebf for the first 6 months is estimated to reduce infant mortality by 15% 9 million in resource poor countries. Mothers poor knowledge and negative attitude towards breastfeeding may influence practices and constitute barriers to optimizing the benefits of the babyfriendly initiative. To compare the knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding between primigravida and primipara mothers a descriptive survey research approach was adopted for the study. 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.
Exclusive breastfeeding has been recognised as an important public health tool for the primary prevention of child morbidity and mortality. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and techniques of postures, positioning, hold practice and latchon among nigerian mothers from a semiurban community. However, despite strong evidences in support of breast feeding its prevalence has remained low worldwide. The practice of exclusive breastfeeding ebf is influenced by maternal knowledge and attitudes as well as sociodemographic and cultural factors. 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, attitudes, and breast feeding practices of. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding in adamawa, nigeria. 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.
Shadadpur institute of medical sciences sims hospital, district sanghar, sindh pakistan over a period of three months. 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. Consequently, the who and unicef have recommended exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after delivery, followed by. 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. Approval for the study was granted by the ethics committee.
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. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive. Knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending primary health care centers in abha city adil ali nassir ayed. 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. To assess the knowledge and practices regarding exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers. Dec 28, 2019 the infant feeding practices study ii followed women continuously from pregnancy throughout their infants first year of life. Although knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among the women were.
The result also showed that there is a positive attitude of mothers toward exclusive breastfeeding as 69. Knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending an infant welfare clinic in osogbo, osun state, nigeria. 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. 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. Exclusive breastfeeding has been promoted severally but its practice has remained poor in nigeria. Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is viewed as a major public health intervention to reduce the child mortality, particularly, in the neonates and infants. The respondents were chosen by simple random sampling.
Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing. 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. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among. These questionnaires were followed by a telephone birth screener interview. Mothers had good knowledge about breastfeeding practices.
Knowledge and practice of exclusive breast feeding among. Influence of information sources on knowledge, attitude and. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among women. Aug 10, 2018 to find out the relationship between knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding and selected demographic variables. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding. 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. 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. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware. Original article current knowledge and practice of. To assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among mothers attending antenatal care and immunization clinic in dabat health center, northwest ethiopia, 2016.
Our study reports the health workers knowledge and practice on ebf in mwanza city, northwest of tanzania. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware. The objective of the present study was to examine the knowledge and attitude towards breast feeding and infant feeding practices among indian postnatal mothers. 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. This descriptive study investigated awareness of the benefits and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers in anyigba, kogi state.
Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. There is an association between knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding chisquare 14. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware, nigeria. Chinese women were more likely not to practice exclusive breastfeed. Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in. Breast feeding has several benefits for both the infants and mothers. 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. But there is a gap between knowledge and practice which needs to be addressed. The bfhi for example, does promote exclusive breastfeeding in the health facility but does not sustain it at community level. Ijerph free fulltext evaluation of knowledge, attitudes. It was a cross sectional study conducted in district sanghar sindh on 377 lactating. During pregnancy, each woman was mailed a prenatal questionnaire and a subsample of 1,500 women received the diet history questionnaire.
Original article current knowledge and practice of exclusive. Exclusive breastfeeding knowledge, intention to practice and. 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. 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. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards breasfeeding among lactating mothers in rural areas of thrissur district of kerala, india. Early practices that support exclusive breastfeeding were done by the majority of the mothers. Knowledge about weaning was good but about demand feeding was poor. Accurate knowledge and practical skills pertaining to exclusive breastfeeding among health workers is likely to.
Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in pokharalekhnath. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards breasfeeding. Significance of the study a survey of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices on ebf is necessary to know. Knowledge on breastfeeding was generally good, although use of expressed breast milk was low. Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing factors. Knowledge of ebf was assessed through such questions as duration of ebf, feeding the infant with.
Knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding ebf among women is essential when promoting optimal breastfeeding practices. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding in kware, nigeria oche mo1, umar as1, ahmed h2 1. 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. Accurate knowledge and practical skills pertaining to exclusive breastfeeding among health workers is likely to improve breastfeeding rates. 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. In addition, the findings of this research can be a reference for. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. Knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers regarding. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers. Knowledge, attitude and techniques of breastfeeding among.
Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. 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. The assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of. The impact of knowledge about breastfeeding practice, i. In a descriptive crosssectional study, 393 motherinfant pairs attending child. 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. This research was therefore undertaken in order to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices kap on ebf of antenatal clinic attendees in northeastern nigeria.
Also aniebue and adioma 2010, evaluated the knowledge, beliefs and attitude of rural nigeria women to ebf using a sample of 200. A number of studies have been done to determine mothers. There was a significant association of knowledge score with religion, education, employment, monthly income and previous information. Exclusive breastfeeding ebf is the best nutrition for children during the first six months of life. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards ebf among breastfeeding mothers in mizan aman town, south west ethiopia. Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about exclusive. Purpose of study the purpose of present study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice toward exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers. Knowledge, attitude and practice on breastfeeding in klang. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of breastfeeding among.
This study aims to determine the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers who bring their children to the department of paediatrics. Parity and maternal level of education affect the success 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 administered questionnaires. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards ebf among lactating mothers. Exclusive breastfeeding is important for child health and growth, but its practice is low in many developing countries. Factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding. Although breastfeeding was universal in this community, the knowledge and practice of ebf was low. Exclusive breastfeeding of babies for six months is a well recognized childhood survival strategy of great benefits in reducing underfive mortality rates.
Mothers knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices concerning exclusive breastfeeding in calabar, nigeria 67 ascertain the knowledge of mothers about ebf. In a descriptive crosssectional study, 393 motherinfant pairs attending child welfare clinics from three. Sola odu, samson ayo deji, eyitope amu, victor aduayi. Our findings also show that the level of exclusive breast feeding was low among indian mothers. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana. 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. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana. 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. Four themes emerged in relation to the forms of family influences on exclusive breastfeeding.
Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. Institutional based descriptive crosssectional study was conducted. Knowledge, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mothers 1. Awareness of the benefits and practice of exclusive. Adequate knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding is said to be the fundamental tool that can direct the course of ebf practice among mothers 2, 3. The questions covered socio demographic data, knowledge, attitude and the practi ce of exclusive breastfeeding ebf. To assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among mothers. 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. 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. The current study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding.
Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Thus, it is important to provide prenatal education to mothers and fathers on breast feeding. To prepare a selfinstructional module on exclusive breastfeeding 4. Knowledge, attitude, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mother. The present study concludes that the mothers have a very good knowledge and neutral attitudes toward breast feeding. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in a rural population in south eastern nigeria background. Exclusive breast feeding has been recommended worldwide as optimal feeding option for human infants.
Purpose of study the purpose of present study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice toward exclusive breastfeeding. Department of epidemiology and community health, faculty of clinical sciences, college of medicine, ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria. Yet 4, indicated that most mothers have knowledge of ebf 97. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practice of ebf among rural lactating mothers with infants aged 06 months. Although 97% of women initiate breastfeeding in tanzania, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months remains below 50%. Breastfeeding practices and determinants of exclusive. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is a natural, cost effective and feasible intervention that promotes child survival. Comparison of knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive. This was a crosssectional descriptive study involving women of child bearing age in kware town of sokoto state. To study the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding as well as to identify its. A community based crosssectional study was conducted among 350 mothers using a structured intervieweradministered. Researcharticle exclusive breastfeeding knowledge, intention to practice and predictors among primiparous women in enugu southeast, nigeria chikaodilin.