Knowledge and Attitude towards Exclusive Breast Feeding among Mothers Attending Antenatal Care (ANC) in Brikama District Hospital, Brikama, Gambia

Pan Africa Science Journal Pub Date : 2022-02-25 DOI:10.47787/pasj.v1i02.13

Edrisa Jawo, A. Kargbo, Evelyn Anuli Mendy, Matty Kah, Pierre A. Mendy, Edward Mendy, Fatmata Ceesay, O. Jallow, Moses Edache Entomu

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recommend starting breastfeeding within the first hour after birth, exclusively breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months, and continuing for up to two years or beyond, in addition to adequate complementary foods. A structured and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from 384 mothers attending antennal health care at Brikama District Hospital in Brikama, Gambia, from 1st June to 30th June. The mean age (standard deviation (SD)) of the women was 26.69(±5.67) years and ranged from 16 to 49 years. Majority of the women were married (92.19 %) and from extended families (67.19 %). The findings indicate that majority of participants knew about EBF (88.28%) from health workers (58.22%). Furthermore, most mothers preferred breastfeeding for up to two years of age (58.85%) and agreed that babies should be breastfed on demand (65.63%). The knowledge and attitude of mothers towards EBF was very high and positive. Overall, most respondents knew about (85.94%) and favored (69.79%) EBF.

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在冈比亚布里卡马地区医院接受产前护理的母亲对纯母乳喂养的知识和态度

世界卫生组织(世卫组织)和联合国儿童基金会(儿基会)建议在出生后一小时内开始母乳喂养，在头六个月完全母乳喂养(EBF)，并持续至两年或更长时间，此外还应提供适当的辅食。6月1日至6月30日，使用了一份结构化和预先测试的问卷，收集了在冈比亚布里卡马的布里卡马地区医院接受产前保健的384名母亲的数据。女性平均年龄(标准差(SD))为26.69(±5.67)岁，年龄范围为16 ~ 49岁。大多数妇女已婚(92.19%)，来自大家庭(67.19%)。结果表明，大多数参与者(88.28%)从卫生工作者(58.22%)那里了解EBF。此外，大多数母亲更喜欢母乳喂养至两岁(58.85%)，并同意婴儿应按需母乳喂养(65.63%)。母亲对EBF的认知和态度是非常高的和积极的。总体而言，大多数受访者了解(85.94%)和支持(69.79%)EBF。

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