Attitude, Practice and Factors Influencing Exclusive Breast Feeding Among Nursing Mothers In Federal Medical Centre, Owerri
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Dental Research - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
This study examined the attitude, practice and factors influencing exclusive breast feeding among nursing mothers in postnatal ward in Federal Medical Centre, Owerri. Three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consisted of all the nursing mother who attended in the postnatal ward of Federal Medical Centre, Owerri with the likelihood of engaging in exclusive breast feeding. The study was descriptive survey using a simple-random sampling in selecting three hundred and eighteen (318) respondents. A questionnaire was used for data collection with Cronbach Alpha reliability co-efficient of 0.85. Data collected were analyzed using mean and percentage to answer the research question, while Chi-square was used to test the hypothesis of 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that nursing mothers in the study area have positive attitude toward exclusive breastfeeding and they practice exclusive breastfeeding the large extent. Occupation of women, inconvenience, conflicts at work, family pressure and health status of mother are major factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mothers. Also, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is independent of age and educational status of the nursing mothers. It was recommended among others that health workers should use every opportunity to create awa.
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Ibebuike J. E, Nwokike G. I, Ezeoke N. O.
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