ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONGST THE BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS IN ADJUMANI DISTRICT, WEST NILE.

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East African medical journal Pub Date : 2016-11-01

A P Adrawa, D Opi, E Candia, E Vukoni, I Kimera, I Sule, G Adokorach, T O Aliku, E Ovuga

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Abstract

Background: Despite national policy guidelines advocating exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life to promote and accelerate child survival, the proportion of women exclusively breastfeeding for the first six months has remained small.

Objective: To describe the knowledge and practices of mothers regarding exclusive breastfeeding in a semi-urban Ugandan population.

Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

Setting: Semi-urban Ugandan population in four parishes in Adjumani District, the West Nile region of Uganda.

Subjects: The breastfeeding mothers with infants aged 3-12 months.

Results: Of the 385 breastfeeding mothers surveyed, 62.6% (241/385) and 53.5% (206/385) knew the exact meaning and the recommended duration of exclusive breastfeeding respectively. Nearly 68.6% (264/385) initiated breastfeeding within one hour after delivery and only 42.1% (162/385) exclusively breastfed their babies in the first six months of life. For the mothers who initiated non-breast milk feeds before the first six months of birth, most stated the following reasons: 'advice from the home', 'did not know the appropriate time', baby got thirsty and baby was crying at the sight of food'.

Conclusion: This study revealed low levels of knowledge and practice of the recommended duration of exclusive breastfeeding among the breastfeeding mothers. Continuous breastfeeding awareness campaigns are needed to improve knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among breastfeeding mothers.

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评估西尼罗州亚祖玛尼区母乳喂养母亲的纯母乳喂养知识和做法。

背景:尽管国家政策指导方针提倡在生命最初六个月纯母乳喂养，以促进和加速儿童生存，但前六个月纯母乳喂养的妇女比例仍然很小。目的:描述在乌干达半城市人口的母亲关于纯母乳喂养的知识和做法。设计:描述性横断面研究。背景:居住在乌干达西尼罗河地区亚祖玛尼区四个教区的半城市乌干达人口。研究对象:3-12个月婴儿的母乳喂养母亲。结果:385名接受调查的母乳喂养母亲中，62.6%(241/385)和53.5%(206/385)的母亲分别知道纯母乳喂养的确切含义和推荐的母乳喂养时间。近68.6%(264/385)的妇女在分娩后一小时内开始母乳喂养，只有42.1%(162/385)的妇女在婴儿出生后的头六个月内进行纯母乳喂养。对于那些在出生前6个月就开始非母乳喂养的母亲来说，大多数人说的原因是:“家里的建议”，“不知道合适的时间”，宝宝口渴，宝宝一看到食物就哭。结论:本研究揭示了母乳喂养母亲对推荐纯母乳喂养时间的知识和实践水平较低。需要持续开展提高母乳喂养意识的运动，以提高母乳喂养母亲对纯母乳喂养的认识和做法。

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East African medical journal Medicine-Medicine (all)

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