Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding for First Six Months as the Role of Preventing Malnutrition Among Breastfeeding Women Attending at Makongoro RCH Clinic in Nyamagana District in Mwanza City on October - November 2015
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz : www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2016Description: 35 Pages; Includes ReferencesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
A cross sectional study to assess knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding for six months as the role of preventing malnutrition in Nyamagana in district in Mwanza city.
It has been shown that in Tanzania 97% of children are breastfed for some period of time, but exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months in not widely practiced. The data slow that only 50 percent of infant under 6 months are exclusively breastfed (TDHS et al, 2010). So it is important to look for their understanding on EBF and why others do not practice.
A total of 202 women were interviewed. The interviewed mothers were selected from RCH clinic at Makongoro health center in Nyamagana district. Data was analyzed using SPSS software.
The study revealed that 150 (74.3%) of interviewed women were aware on the importance of breastfeeding whereas 52 (25.7%) were unaware of the importance of breastfeeding. It also shows that 69 (34.1%) of all women did exclusive breastfeed their children for six months, 6 (30.2%) did exclusive breastfeed for less than six months, 4 (2%) did exclusive breastfeed for more than six months and months and 68 (33.7%) were still exclusively breastfeeding their children.
Conclusion: The study reveals that most of the women know what EBF and BF. But practicing EBF for six months is still a problem to months is still a problem to most of the women despite that fact that they know its role in prevention of malnutrition among infants. They always have lots of excuses not to practice EBF for six months like low milk production, busy with work, cosmetic purposes and uncomfortability.
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Abstract:
A cross sectional study to assess knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding for six months as the role of preventing malnutrition in Nyamagana in district in Mwanza city.
It has been shown that in Tanzania 97% of children are breastfed for some period of time, but exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months in not widely practiced. The data slow that only 50 percent of infant under 6 months are exclusively breastfed (TDHS et al, 2010). So it is important to look for their understanding on EBF and why others do not practice.
A total of 202 women were interviewed. The interviewed mothers were selected from RCH clinic at Makongoro health center in Nyamagana district. Data was analyzed using SPSS software.
The study revealed that 150 (74.3%) of interviewed women were aware on the importance of breastfeeding whereas 52 (25.7%) were unaware of the importance of breastfeeding. It also shows that 69 (34.1%) of all women did exclusive breastfeed their children for six months, 6 (30.2%) did exclusive breastfeed for less than six months, 4 (2%) did exclusive breastfeed for more than six months and months and 68 (33.7%) were still exclusively breastfeeding their children.
Conclusion: The study reveals that most of the women know what EBF and BF. But practicing EBF for six months is still a problem to months is still a problem to most of the women despite that fact that they know its role in prevention of malnutrition among infants. They always have lots of excuses not to practice EBF for six months like low milk production, busy with work, cosmetic purposes and uncomfortability.
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