To study the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding as well as to identify its. All theses, dissertations, and other capstone projects. May 17, 2016 the practice of exclusive breastfeeding ebf is influenced by maternal knowledge and attitudes as well as sociodemographic and cultural factors. Insufficient and defective information with absence of support throughout this practice leads to immature cessation of breastfeeding. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending clinic at alsabah children hospital juba south sudan. Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about exclusive. Knowledge and attitude of female bankers toward the. It also asked about early feeding practices including herbal intake by the infant, sources of information, sources of support. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending primary health care centers in abha city adil ali nassir ayed. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding.
Adequate knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding is a central implement that. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in pokharalekhnath article pdf available in journal of gandaki medical collegenepal 111. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among. Influence of information sources on knowledge, attitude and. Knowledge, attitude and techniques of breastfeeding among. Original article knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of breastfeeding among women. Tanash, hadeel adnan, breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing factors. Materials and methods operational definition of exclusive breastfeeding. Exclusive breastfeeding ebf is the best nutrition for the children during the first 6 months of life. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana. Knowledge, attitude and practices of breastfeeding of.
To assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among mothers. The early practices supporting breastfeeding are well practiced with rate of exclusive breastfeeding reaching 63. Knowledge, attitude and practices k ap of mothers toward. This crosssectional study was conducted among 190 rural. Another study done in aminu kano teaching hospital, nigeria to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among multigravid women attending antenatal clinic which showed that most of the respondents 57. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending primary health care centers in abha city. Inadequate knowledge, or inappropriate practice, of breastfeeding may lead to undesirable consequences. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards ebf among lactating mothers.
Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers. Knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and techniques of postures, positioning, hold practice and latchon among nigerian mothers from a semiurban community. 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. 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 regarding exclusive. Study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers attending a south indian hospital towards breastfeeding. This descriptive study was carried out in the neonatal division, department of pediatrics at a tertiary care hospital in south india during april july 2009. Feeding of a baby with breast milk only for the first time months of life. Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as the act of feeding infants only breast. Knowledge, attitudes, and breast feeding practices of. Findings from a selected sample of breastfeeding mothers in bemidji, minnesota 2014. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practise towards breasfeeding among lactating women of thrissur district of kerala.
Exclusive breastfeeding means that the infant receives only breast milk. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breastfeeding among. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes among working mothers in south jordan. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among.
Four hundred crosssectional, selfadministered arabic surveys were distributed to working mothers at their workplaces. Breastfeeding is considered as the pivotal factor between life and death for the vast majority of children in developing countries, but pattern of breast feeding and exclusive breast feeding is more important, which is ignored often by most mothers. Mothers with their infants were the same batch of 6 months gone through for data collection. The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in mizan aman town, south west ethiopia. May 31, 2016 knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding in adamawa, nigeria. This questionnaire examined factors that commonly occur near the time of the birth and that affect infant feeding choices. The study population included breast feeding mothers n396. Knowledgeattitude number percentage had heard 295 98.
This study was designed to evaluate the practice, knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding and to assess factors associated with breastfeeding among women in klang, malaysia. 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 sampling included the biological fathers of a fullterm and healthy singleton child of 6. Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. The way of carrying out or doing exclusive breast feeding. Exclusive breastfeeding, knowledge, attitude, practice, ethiopia background exclusive breastfeeding ebf is defined as an infants consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type no water, no juice, no nonhuman milk, and no foods except for vitamins, minerals, and medications until six months 1. The current study is designed to explore the practices, knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding among postnatal mothers and factors that determine them. Even though the knowledge and attitude of participants about infant feeding are higher, the actual practice is low. This descriptive study was carried out in the neonatal division, department of pediatrics at a tertiary care hospital in south india during april. Knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding exclusive breastfeeding of infants younger than six months in mozambique.
Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding. The sampling included the biological fathers of a fullterm and healthy singleton child of 6 months until 2 years of age. Department of epidemiology and community health, faculty of clinical sciences, college of medicine, ekiti state university, ado ekiti, nigeria. The knowledge and attitude of lactating mothers towards. Knowledge, attitude and practice on breastfeeding in klang.
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is viewed as a major public health intervention to reduce the child mortality, particularly, in the neonates and infants. Approval for the study was granted by the ethics committee. Accepted january 17 2010 introduction breastfeeding has been accepted as the most vital intervention for reducing infant mortality and ensuring optimal growth and development of children 1. A practice whereby the infants receive only breast milk during the first six months of life, with the exception of vitamins, mineral supplements, or medicines. Health, general birth mothers physiological aspects psychological aspects breast feeding health aspects methods research. Knowledge attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among breastfeeding mothers in t rongsa district, bhutan dolley t shering 1, mongal singh gurung 2, neyzang wangmo 3, dorji pelzom 4. Knowledge, attitude, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mother. The result also showed that there is a positive attitude of mothers toward exclusive breastfeeding as 69.
Factors associated to the practice of ebf were also investigated. 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. Position as indicating action, feeling or mood towards exclusive breastfeeding. The respondents were chosen by simple random sampling. However, working mothers are more likely to choose not to breastfeed or to interrupt breastfeeding prematurely.
The practice of exclusive breastfeeding ebf is influenced by maternal knowledge and attitudes as well as sociodemographic and cultural factors. This cross sectional study was conducted on mothers of children, attending outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital, srm medical college,tamil nadu. Mothers knowledge and attitudes towards exclusive breastfeeding as well as family pressures, maternal level of education, knowledge, attitude, sociocultural tradition, maternal age, marital status, family incomesocial class, place of delivery, and time of initiation of first breastfeeding have been previously cited for the current situation. Refers to employment in which employees work for a minimum of 8. The practice of ebf was equally good however less than one third used either water or herbs during ebf before six months. Pdf the assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of. The aim of this study was to assess breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and practice among mothers attending to mchc in sanaa city.
The assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of exclusive breast feeding among lactating mothers. Tyndall 1, richard kamai 2 and daliya chanchangi 1. This research was therefore undertaken in order to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices kap on ebf of antenatal clinic attendees in northeastern nigeria. To study the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding as well as to identify its determinants and explore barriers against it among mothers in abha city. Exclusive breastfeeding is defined in this study as the practice of giving the infant breast milk without any additional food or drink, including water. Influence of information sources on knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire. A community based crosssectional study was conducted among 350 mothers using a structured intervieweradministered. Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breast feeding. Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in rural.
He further described the threat which is lack of adequate knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding as having a direct and serious influence on the practice of exclusive breastfeeding even on adequate breastfeeding. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive. Knowledge and attitude of female bankers toward the practice. Knowledge, attitude and practice about exclusive breastfeeding keykhosravi a et al 63 iranian journal of neonatology 2019. This could be justified by the differences in the sociocultural nature of the study areas. Knowledge, attitudes and practices associated with. Refers to the practice whereby the child receives only breast milk, not even water for the first six months of life. Pdf the assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices. A sample size of 384 is calculated using single population proportion. Influence of information sources on knowledge, attitude. Mothers knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices concerning exclusive breastfeeding in calabar, nigeria 67 ascertain the knowledge of mothers about ebf. Also aniebue and adioma 2010, evaluated the knowledge, beliefs and attitude of rural nigeria women to ebf using a sample of 200 mothers from the rural community of enugu nigeria, out of the 154 82. It also asked about early feeding practices including herbal intake by the infant, sources of information, sources of support, and any feedingrelated treatment for jaundice.
While, a number of studies have assessed knowledge, attitude and practice of breastfeeding in different parts of the world. Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and practices were assessed on the basis. More than 15% of 24 lakh child deaths could be averted in india by optimal. The attitude and practices of breastfeeding by mothers is being faced with a great threat as reported by davies, 1997 in his research. Knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers regarding. Breastfeeding knowledge, attitude, and practices among. Ayed, knowledge, attitude and practice regarding exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending primary health care centers in abha city, international journal of medical science and public health, vol.
A selfadministered questionnaire on knowledge and attitudes with regards to exclusive breastfeeding practice was then distributed among these samplings. Sola odu, samson ayo deji, eyitope amu, victor aduayi. In a descriptive crosssectional study, 393 motherinfant pairs attending child. Mar 02, 2016 the respondents have good knowledge and attitude of ebf. Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of hiv. They were administered a predesigned questionnaire.
Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among ghanaian rural lactating mothers victor mogre1, michael dery2 and patience k. Dec 28, 2019 the neonatal questionnaire was sent to the mother when her infant is approximately 3 weeks old. 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 questions covered socio demographic data, knowledge, attitude and the practi ce of exclusive breastfeeding ebf. Clear perception fact or understanding about exclusive breastfeeding. Significance of the study a survey of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices on ebf is necessary to know. Breastfeeding, postnatal mothers, knowledge, attitude, practice. May 17, 2016 mothers knowledge and attitudes towards exclusive breastfeeding as well as family pressures, maternal level of education, knowledge, attitude, sociocultural tradition, maternal age, marital status, family incomesocial class, place of delivery, and time of initiation of first breastfeeding have been previously cited for the current situation. Mothers poor knowledge and negative attitude towards breastfeeding may influence practices and constitute barriers to optimizing the benefits of the babyfriendly initiative.
Research article, report by international journal of medical science and public health. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, tsedeke wolde and others published knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breast feeding among lactating mothers in bedelle. Open access original article knowledge, attitude and. Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in. Knowledge, attitiude and practice of breastfeeding among.
Refers to a learned tendency to evaluate certain behaviours, it can either be positive or negative judgment towards a given behaviour. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive. Exclusive breastfeeding ebf is the best nutrition for children during the first six months of life. Knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. A study in india also showed that 57% of women practiced exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life. There were one hundred twenty three 123 mothers participating on this study. Pdf knowledge, attitude and practice towards breasfeeding. The assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices of. Breastfeeding, complimentary feeding and the multifaceted role of grandmothers in malawi. Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding exclusive. Knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding. Most of the mothers had good knowledge on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding and the definitions of exclusive breastfeeding. The neonatal questionnaire was sent to the mother when her infant is approximately 3 weeks old.
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