scholarly journals Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice for the first six months in mothers with infants between 6 and 15 months of age in Erbil city, Iraq: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 406-414
Author(s):  
Nabaz Sdeeq ◽  
Abubakir Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
School Qualification ◽  
Nutritional Benefits ◽  
Insufficient Milk ◽  
Breastfeeding Practice

Background and objective: Breastfeeding is a useful and natural source of nutrition that provides the healthiest start for an infant. Despite its nutritional benefits, breastfeeding promotes a unique and emotional connection between mother and baby. This study aimed to assess the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding within the first six months of age in Erbil City, Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Erbil city, Iraq, from December 2017 to December 2018. A convenience sampling method was used for selecting mothers of infants aged 6-15 months. A structured interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The statistical package for the social sciences was used for data analysis and a P value of ≤0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. Results: A total of 306 mothers with children aged between 6 and 15 months were included. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 26.5%. Around 36% of mothers had a primary school qualification, of whom 28.2% gave exclusive breastfeeding. Around 84%of the mother were housewives, of whom 28.3% had exclusive breastfeeding. Around 92% of the mothers had a birth at health facilities, of whom 26.2% gave exclusive breastfeeding. Around 50% of mothers had cesarean section deliveries, of whom 23.4% gave exclusive breastfeeding. Around 44% of the mothers mentioned that insufficient milk is the barrier to exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusion: Exclusive breastfeeding still remains low compared to the current WHO recommendations. The most common barrier to continuing exclusive breastfeeding was the perception of insufficient milk production. Housewife mothers are more likely to breastfeed their infants exclusively, and least when the mother is a non-house wife. Keywords: Exclusive breastfeeding; Mothers; Infants; Erbil.

scholarly journals Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers in Boditi Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gedion Asnake Azeze ◽  
Kelemu Abebe Gelaw ◽  
Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu ◽  
Molalegn Mesele Gesese ◽  
Taklu Marama Mokonnon
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Postnatal Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Child Birth ◽  
Breastfeeding Practice

Background. Exclusive breastfeeding tops the table of life-saving interventions for newborns. A child who is exclusively breastfed is 14 times less likely to die in the first six months compared to its counterpart. Approximately 18,000 children globally still die every day and if current trend continues, some 60 million children under age 5 will die between 2017 and 2030, and half of them will be newborns. Five countries, including Ethiopia, accounted for half of all newborn deaths in the world. Objective. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of exclusive breastfeeding practice among mothers who have infants 6-12 months of age in Boditi Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2018. Methods. Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 412 randomly selected mothers having 6 to 12 month infants from April 1 to 14, 2018. A pretested interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The data were entered using Epi Data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics was made. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was also carried out to see the effect of each independent variable on the dependent variable. Results. Of 412 mother-infant pairs sampled, 403 were participated, which made a response rate of 97.8%. Prevalence of EBF computed using since birth dietary recall method was 64.8% (95% C.I= 60.0, 69.0). From multivariable analysis, child birth attended by health care provider (AOR = 5.303, 95% C.I = 1.613, 17.436), postnatal care utilization (AOR = 1.91, C.I = 1.083, 3.370), and mothers who did not report any breast related problem for the first six months after child birth (AOR = 1.864, C.I = 1.090, 3.189) were factors positively associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice. Conclusion. Although the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice in this study was relatively high, more effort to meet World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations is still necessary to benefit from its intervention. There is a need to promote child births to be attended by health care providers and postnatal care utilization. Further, women should be educated on what to do and where to seek care if breast problem occurs after child birth.

scholarly journals Visitors’ Perception of the Effectiveness of Leptospirosis Health Hazard Warning Signage in Recreational Parks, Hulu Langat District, Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Mohd Shahrol Abd Wahil ◽  
Sharifah Fazlinda Syed Nor ◽  
Wong Chin Mun ◽  
Norain Ahmad ◽  
Noor Dalila Inche Zainal Abidin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
First Time ◽  
Hazard Warning

This study primarily intends to determine visitors’ perception of leptospirosis health hazard warning signage and its effectiveness within natural recreational parks in the district of Hulu Langat. This cross-sectional study was conducted in four out of seven natural recreational parks, installed with leptospirosis health hazard warning signage. A total of 209 respondents were recruited purposively in this study and completed the questionnaires. Majority of the respondents were male (57.4%), 40 years old and below (89.5%), received tertiary education (68.5%), staying outside Hulu Langat district (83.2%), visited for the first time (63.6%), and noticed the presence of leptospirosis health hazard warning signage at the park entrance (69.4%) and within the recreational park (64.2%). A significant relationship was discovered between respondents’ education level and perception of the health hazard warning signage (p-value 0.034). The rate of visits and noticeability of the health hazard warning signage were significantly associated with the effectiveness of the content on the health hazard warning signage (p-value 0.002 and 0.004, respectively). The construction of health hazard warning signage at the recreational areas should suit the social and educational background of the population. Visitors’ discernment of the effectiveness of erecting leptospirosis health hazard warning signage within natural recreational parks in the district of Hulu Langat is good if the signage is perceptible even with subsequent repeated visits to the parks.

scholarly journals Maternal Factors Influencing Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in the First Six Months of Infant Life in the Sudair and Al Zulfi Areas of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 6784-6792
Author(s):  
Talal Shakas AlGhamdi
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Maternal Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
Insufficient Milk ◽  
Recommended Level

This study aims to determine the prevalence of and maternal factors that are associated with exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Sudair and Al Zulfi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional study was undertaken by means of recruiting 522, mother-infant pairs with infants aged six months. These participants were attending the Well-Baby Clinics in Sudair and Al Zulfi from  January 1st to April 30th, 2016, using a pilot-tested Arabic questionnaire. The EBF prevalence was determined via the “recall since birth” technique and regression analysis. EBF prevalence among mothers of infants (6 months) was 17.1%. Mothers’ insights of insufficient milk were the most recurrently reported reason (42.5%) for not practising exclusive breastfeeding. Saudi mothers (adjusted odds ratio: 10.06; 95% confidence interval: 8.46, 12.53), mothers aged 28–38 years (36.03; 1.96, 62.21), mothers who attended breastfeeding health education (90.52; 5.49, 134.8), multiparous mothers (67.25; 5.83, 122.8), and mothers with housekeeping availability (19.59; 1.36, 281.47) were more likely to practice exclusive breastfeeding in comparison to their counterparts. EBF rates in both areas  are far below the WHO recommended level. The mother’s nationality, age, parity, breastfeeding health education, and housekeeping availability were essential determinants to the practice EBF. Thus, aggressive multisectoral governmental interventions should be made to promote as well as support breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Its Associated Factors among Mothers of Infants Less Than Six Months of Age in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Getachew Arage ◽  
Haileyesus Gedamu
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Debre Tabor ◽  
Breastfeeding Practice

Background. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is recommended by the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund. However, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is very low in many developing countries including Ethiopia.Objectives. The study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice and its associated factors among infants aged six months in Debre Tabor town.Methods. Community based cross-sectional study was conducted. Simple random sampling technique was employed in the selection of participants. Data were collected using pretested and structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview. Odds ratios with their 95% CI were computed and variables havingpvalue less than 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression were considered as significantly associated with the dependent variable.Result. Of 470 mother-infant pair’s samples, 453 were included in the final analysis. The overall age appropriate rate of EBF practice was found to be 70.8%. Having an infant aged 2-3 months [AOR = 2.3 (95% CI: 1.12, 6.42)], giving birth in the health facility [AOR = 3.8 (95% CI: 2.18, 7.32)], being a house wife in occupation [AOR = 2.4 (95% CI (1.22, 6.92)], receiving counseling/advice on infant feeding [AOR = 2.1 (95% CI: 1.61, 5.41)], and colostrums feeding [AOR = 1.5 (95% CI: 1.28, 7.98)] were found to be significantly associated with EBF practice.Conclusion and Recommendations. A small proportion of infants are exclusively breastfed during the first 6 months. Promoting institutional delivery, revising the leave after birth, advice and counseling pregnant mothers about EBF, and enabling every mother to encourage colostrum feeding were recommended in order to increase the proportion of women practicing exclusive breastfeeding.

Faktor-Faktor Status Gizi Kurang Pada Anak Usia Prasekolah di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Guguk Panjang Kota Bukittinggi

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 359
Author(s):  
Vina Novela ◽  
Listiani Kartika
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

<p><em>Malnutrition in pre-school childrenstill found in Guguk Panjang Community Health Center. This data can be found from Bukittinggi Health Office in 2017 which stated that 800 under-fives children had less nutrition. In Guguk Panjang Community Health Centerin 2017, malnutrition cases were found in 162 people. This study aims to find out some factors related to malnutrition in the Guguk Panjang Community Health Center in 2018. The type of this research was descriptive analytic with a cross sectional study design.. </em><em>The population in this reseacrh as many 1.106 population and 92 samples preschool-aged mothers</em><em>. Then, the samples were taken from purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate by using Chi-Square statistical test. The results of this research showed that 54.3% of them had high level of knowledge. Then, 52.2% of themhad poor parenting. Next, the mothers did not provide exclusive breastfeeding were around 63.0%. Moreover, based on bivariate analysis there was a relationship between knowledge p value 0.008), parenting (p value 0.001) history of exclusive breastfeeding with malnutrition (p value 0.021). In short, it can be concluded that there were some factors related to malnutrition in preschool children. They were knowledge, parenting, and exclusive breastfeeding history. Then, it is expected that the health workers provide more information about nutrition and education about good parenting for children and also provide brochures or leaflets about nutrition.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><p><em><em>Kasus gizi kurang pada anak pra sekolah masih ditemukan diwilayah kerja puskemas guguk panjang. Hal ini terlihat data dari dinas kesehatan kota bukittinggi mencatat bahwa pada tahun 2017 balita dengan gizi kurang sebanyak 800 orang. Puskesmas guguk panjang pada tahun 2017 mempunyai gizi kurang sebanyak 162 orang. Tujuan penelitian, untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan gizi kurang pada anak prasekolah. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif analitik dengan desain cross sectional study. Populasi dalam penelitian sebanyak 1.106 orang dengan sampel 92 orang ibu anak prasekolah. Teknik pengambilan sampel porposive sampling. Pengolahan data dengan analisisunivariat dan bivariat  menggunakan uji statistik Chi - Square.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat 54,3% tingkat pengetahuan tinggi. Ibu yang pola asuh kurang baik sebanyak 52,2% . Ibu yang tidak memberikan ASI Ekslusif sebanyak 63,0%. Dari uji statistik didapatkan ada hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan dengan gizi kurang (p value 0,008). Ada hubungan antara pola asuh dengan gizi kurang (p value 0,001) dan ada hubungan antara riwayat pemberian ASI Eksklusif dengan gizi kurang (p value,021).Disimpulkan bahwa faktor yang berhubungan dengan gizi kurang pada anak prasekolah adalah pengetahuan, pola asuh, dan riwayat pemberian ASI Eksklusif</em></em></p><p><strong> </strong></p>

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