Attitude to and cultural determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among childbearing mothers in Nsukka urban area of Enugu State, Nigeria

Q3 Social Sciences

Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2018-09-01 DOI:10.11564/32-2-1187

Nkemdilim P. Anazonwu, Chinwe U. Nnama-Okechukwu, Inyomoma. A. Obasi-Igwe

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Background: Exclusive breastfeeding has been found to be effective in reducing infant mortality and morbidity in the contemporary world. This study explored attitude and cultural determinants of EBF among childbearing mothers in Nsukka urban. Data Source and Method: Data from 592 childbearing mothers were collected and analyzed using questionnaire, (SPSS), Chi-square and multiple linear regression. Results: Attitude such as infant’s inability to eat other food after EBF and that male infant should not be exclusively breastfed as well as cultural determinants such as the use of coconut water to loosen intestine and after-birth care were significant with EBF practice. The infant’s inability to eat other food after EBF and after-birth care were predictors of EBF on binary logistic regression. Conclusion: Findings suggest the need for government, healthcare and social workers to raise awareness on the risks of complementary feeding and the importance of EBF for the reduction of infant mortality and the achievement of related sustainable goals.

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尼日利亚埃努古州恩苏卡城区育龄母亲对纯母乳喂养的态度和文化决定因素

背景:纯母乳喂养已被发现是有效的降低婴儿死亡率和发病率在当代世界。本研究探讨恩苏卡市育龄母亲对EBF的态度和文化决定因素。资料来源与方法:收集592名育龄母亲的资料，采用问卷调查、SPSS统计分析、卡方分析和多元线性回归分析。结果:婴儿在EBF后不能吃其他食物、男婴不应该纯母乳喂养等态度以及文化决定因素(如使用椰子水放松肠道和产后护理)在EBF实践中具有重要意义。二值logistic回归分析表明，婴儿在EBF后不能进食其他食物和产后护理是EBF的预测因子。结论:研究结果表明，政府、卫生保健和社会工作者需要提高对补充喂养风险的认识，以及提高对降低婴儿死亡率和实现相关可持续目标的EBF的重要性。

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Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

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期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.