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  • Title: Current knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Jos, Nigeria.
    Author: Ogbonna C, Daboer JC.
    Journal: Niger J Med; 2007; 16(3):256-60. PubMed ID: 17937166.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Exclusive Breastfeeding has been recommended the world over as the optimal feeding mode for young infants. A cross sectional study to determine the current level of knowledge and practice of nursing mothers on exclusive breastfeeding in Jos was carried out. METHODS: The target population of interest was nursing mothers who have infants aged 6-12 months in Jos, a cosmopolitan city in the north central zone of Nigeria. A pre-tested, structured close ended interviewer questionnaire was used. Four hundred and seventy nursing mothers who consented were recruited for the study through a house-to-house visit. Three assistants (two females and a male) were recruited and trained on the questionnaire administration. Data analysis was by SPSS software and chi-square test of proportion for statistical significance of association was done. RESULTS: Out of the 470 nursing mothers studied 387 (82.3%) were able to define correctly exclusive breastfeeding while 315 (67.0%) practiced or were practicing exclusive breastfeeding at the time of this study. The knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding was found to increase with increasing age and better educational status of the women. Ninety six (20.4%) nursing mothers said they never breastfed their babies while in public place. CONCLUSION: Although knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among the women were considerably high, the younger age brackets were less knowledgeable arid adherent to the practice. Targeting adolescents for exclusive breastfeeding education and sensitization is necessary in preparing them for motherhood.
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