Institutional based descriptive crosssectional study was conducted. I hereby declare that this dissertation entitled a study of. Kershner a thesis submitted to grand valley state university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of science in nursing kirkhof school of nursing 2000 thesis committee members. Majority of the mothers 52% did not receive any advice on breastfeeding during antenatal period and only 17% received advice from health care workers. Volume 8 2014,issue 1 hh e alth s ci njour breastfeeding attitudes and knowledge among future female physicians and teachers in saudi arabiahealth science journal. Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing factors. A thesis submitted to the faculty of the university of mississippi in partial.
Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding. This dissertation is my original work and has not been submitted elsewhere. Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about exclusive breastfeeding among women in italy diana cascone, davide tomassoni, francesco napolitano and gabriella di giuseppe department of experimental medicine, university of campania luigi vanvitelli, via luciano armanni. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. The mothers knowledge about breastfeeding was assessed using the likert scale where 1 strongly agree and 5 strongly disagree and given as means and sds. Infant feeding beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and practices of chinese immigrant mothers. Open access research knowledge, attitudes and practices. Introduction the nation walks on the feet of little children.
Pdf knowledge and practice of mothers regarding breast. Multiple organizations recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infants life. Knowledge, attitude, practice, exclusive breastfeeding, mother. Although, the present study demonstrated good knowledge among indian mothers, they hold neutral attitudes toward breastfeed indicating room for improvement. Knowledge and importance of exclusive breastfeeding. Name of thesis knowledge, attitude and challenges of exclusive breastfeeding among primigravidas. Greaney 3 1 department of exercise and health sciences, university of massachusetts boston, boston, ma 02125, usa. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among women. India is a kaleidoscope of various cultures and traditions. 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. To assess the knowledge and actual practices of mothers regarding breastfeeding. Knowledge, attitudes, and breast feeding practices of. Firstly, it was perceived that the baby has a right to feed directly from the breast, secondly was the lack of knowledge and skills to express, store and give breastmilk, thirdly was a negative attitude towards expressed breastmilk, and lastly were traditional customs around expressing breast milk when and.
Inadequate knowledge and breastfeeding technique skills, demographic status age, economic, marital. The early practices supporting breastfeeding are well practiced with rate of exclusive breastfeeding reaching 63. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among. Knowledge, attitiude and practice of breastfeeding among. Sohaib khan, phd and arja erkkila, phd may 2018 key words. Research shows that breastfeeding is the best choice over formula because breastfeeding provides the infant with essential nutrients, helps with recovery from childbirth, and protects the infant against a number of chronic conditions.
Knowledge of the mothers in various aspects of breastfeeding was analyzed as shown in table 1. D in this presentation i will discuss how beneficial breastfeeding is to a child. Pdf knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive. Pdf knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Refers to mothers ability to define exclusive breastfeeding in terms of feed breast milk, duration and its benefits. Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, and influencing factors. 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. Research article open access knowledge, attitude and. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana article pdf available in reproductive health 151 december 2018 with 2,375 reads. Since breastfeeding behaviour of a mother is an important predictor of infant and child. About 84% had good knowledge of ebf, of these 47% had this knowledge from antenatal.
Research article open access knowledge, attitude and techniques of breastfeeding among nigerian mothers from a semiurban community chidozie e mbada1, adekemi e olowookere2, joel o faronbi2, folasade c oyinlolaaromolaran1, funmilola a faremi2, abiola o ogundele1, taofeek o awotidebe1, adepeju a ojo1 and oluwakemi a augustine2 abstract. This crosssectional study was conducted among 190 rural. The aim in here is to assess breastfeeding pattern, infant formula feeding pattern, and weaning introduction in mauritius and to investigate the factors that. To assess knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among mothers attending antenatal care and immunization clinic in dabat health center, northwest ethiopia, 2016. Most of the mothers had good knowledge on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding and the definitions of exclusive breastfeeding. While many mothers understand the importance of breastfeeding, others are less knowledgeable on the benefits of breastfeeding and weaning. Source of breastfeeding information to mothers in their antenatal period table 1.
Improving breastfeeding knowledge, selfefficacy and intent. To determine knowledge, attitude and practice of employed mothers regarding breastfeeding. By assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of. Infant feeding beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and practices.
Of infants born in 2010, 49% were breastfeeding at 6 months, up from 35% in 2000. A study of knowledge, attitude and practices kap of. Improving breastfeeding knowledge, selfefficacy and. Exclusive breastfeeding is important for child health and growth, but its practice is low in many developing countries. Breastfeeding knowledge, practice, attitudes, and influencing. Breastfeeding practices and determinants of exclusive. The breastfeeding rate at 12 months increased from 16% to 27% during that same time period.
A convenience sample of 77 adolescent secondary school female students received. While there is concern that infants are not breastfed for as long as recommended, now, continued progress has been made over the last ten years. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding. Benefits of breastfeeding voices for americas children, n. Despite the known benefits of breastfeeding to the mother, baby and society as a whole, young womens breastfeeding rates are generally poor compared to. A thesis presented for the partial fulfilment of the requirements for the. This questionnaire examined factors that commonly occur near the time of the birth and that affect infant feeding choices. An assessment of the breastfeeding practices and infant.
Breastfeeding is the gold standard of infant feeding and its benefits extend beyond the mother and child. Knowledge deficits were also identified relating to local, national and international policies and protocols concerning breastfeeding and breastmilk substitutes. This research was conducted to assess breastfeeding knowledge, and attitudes, beliefs, and intentions among students and professionals in healthrelated fields. Program goals included improving breastfeeding knowledge, selfefficacy, and intent among the targeted population. Also chisquare was used to test association between breastfeeding position practice and each of cumulative breastfeeding knowledge score levels and attitude score levels. The impact of antenatal breastfeeding education on young womens breastfeeding selfefficacy and breastfeeding rates. Knowledge, attitude and techniques of breastfeeding among. Breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes were exceptional in areas related. Knowledge of pmtct practices related to breastfeeding was negatively associated with the belief that breastfeeding could transmit hiv to the baby or 95% ci 9. This study aimed at determining the breastfeeding practices and examining the sociodemographic characteristics that influence exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending child welfare clinic at manhean, in the tema east submeteropolitan area of greater accra region of. Appropriate practices that support exclusive breastfeeding in the first. Successful breastfeeding depends on mothers knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about breastfeeding. Health of the future childrens depends on the nurturing practice adopted by the family.
This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana. Apr 30, 2018 from the focus group discussions, four main themes on expressing breastmilk emerged. Children all our future and our most precious resources. Breastfeeding is an important tool for preventing childhood illnesses, and obesity, and hypertension later on in life, and it reduces the cost of food for the family and the country. Exclusive breastfeeding, mothers, knowledge, practices, mixfeeding.
I want the audience to understand how beneficial it can be for both the baby and the mother to breast feed, even if only for a little bit of time. 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. A lot of the customs and practices have their effect over health including infant feeding practices. The impact of knowledge about breastfeeding practice, i. Although breastfeeding is a common practice in nepal, proper breastfeeding is on the decline due to several factors. It also asked about early feeding practices including herbal intake by the infant, sources of information, sources of support. A onegroup, pretestposttest, quasiexperimental design methods. Knowledge of, and attitudes to giving expressed breastmilk to. Knowledge is an appreciation of the possession of interconnected details. Chi square x2 analysis revealed significant relationship between mothers knowledge and exclusive breastfeeding practices p breastfeeding ebf is influenced by maternal knowledge and attitudes as well as sociodemographic and cultural factors. Knowledge and attitudes of paediatric nurses related to. Knowledge and attitude towards exclusive breast feeding among.
The neonatal questionnaire was sent to the mother when her infant is approximately 3 weeks old. The data was collected by using pretested, structured interview based questionnaires. Knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the tamale metropolis of ghana ruth nimota nukpezah1, samuel victor nuvor2 and jerry ninnoni3 abstract background. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes and practice of ebf among rural lactating mothers with infants aged 06 months. Chi square x2 analysis revealed significant relationship between mothers knowledge and exclusive breastfeeding practices p aug 10, 2018 the major findings of the study were that 62. The majority of respondents showed adequate knowledge of what exclusive breastfeeding was because they were counselled about breastfeeding although they were not practising it.
Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in rural. Factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding practice in. Almost all of useven if we dont do it consciouslylook early in an essay for a one or twosentence condensation of the argument or analysis that is to follow. Factors associated to the practice of ebf were also investigated. Attitudes of young adults about breastfeeding and the association of breastfeeding exposure by cheryl lynn darbycarlberg bachelor of science in nursing nebraska methodist college 2000 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the. Master of science in nursing school of nursing school of allied health science. To design and pilot test a schoolbased educational breastfeeding intervention on the breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and future infant feeding intentions of secondary school adolescent females. This study aimed at determining the breastfeeding practices and examining the sociodemographic characteristics that influence exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending child welfare clinic at manhean, in the tema east submeteropolitan area of greater accra region of ghana. The status of breastfeeding dropped from 37% in the neonatal period to 14% at the end of the sixth month of exclusive breastfeeding omotola et al. Exclusive breastfeeding rates nationally and in the state of kentucky fall below the healthy people 2020 goals. Both have demonstrated effectiveness in improving exclusive breastfeeding rates at the time of hospital discharge. Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of facts, truths or information gained in the form of experience or learning. Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among ghanaian rural lactating mothers article pdf available in international breastfeeding journal 111 december. Rosann edwards rn bscn ibclc a thesis submitted to the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the masters of science in nursing.
Eunjeong ha for their knowledge, guidance and expertise. Proper breastfeeding practices are effective ways for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. Research suggests breastfeeding is a critical step in raising a healthy baby, because it develops a healthy immune system for the child, and it helps build bone structures. Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to breastfeeding among hivpositive pregnant women need further improvement, and. There was generally fair knowledge about breastfeeding among the women. 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. A study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of employed. To our best knowledge, this was the first study that examined knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding among postnatal mothers using an internationally standardized tool iifas in india.
Attitudes of young adults about breastfeeding and the. Breastfeeding knowledge and practices among mothers of. A 5year prospective study was conducted to investigate breastfeeding knowledge, and attitudes, beliefs, and intentions regarding. The benefits of breastfeeding extend way beyond basic nutrition. 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. Using the conceptual frameworks of both donabedian and breastfeeding selfefficacy theory, a multifaceted approach was implemented targeting all pregnant. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and techniques of postures, positioning, hold practice and latchon among nigerian mothers from a semiurban community. Findings from a selected sample of breastfeeding mothers in bemidji, minnesota by hadeel tanash a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master in community health in health science minnesota state university, mankato mankato, minnesota. There was a significant association of knowledge score with religion, education, employment, monthly income and previous information. Dec 28, 2019 the neonatal questionnaire was sent to the mother when her infant is approximately 3 weeks old.
We refer to that condensation as a thesis statement. Breastfeeding attitudes and knowledge among future female. Exclusive breastfeeding rates nationally and in the state of. In a descriptive crosssectional study, 393 motherinfant pairs attending child. Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices about. Boateng, mavis f knowledge, attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in techiman, ghana masters thesis, 73 pages, 2 attachments 8 pages instructors.