scholarly journals "Breast milk is important": what do nursing mothers in Fortaleza think about breastfeeding?

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-164
Author(s):  
Lorena Oliveira Peixoto ◽  
Daniela Vasconcelos de Azevedo ◽  
Leontina Fernandes Britto ◽  
Isadora Nogueira Vasconcelos
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Free Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Association Test ◽  
Early Weaning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Nursing Mothers

Abstract Objectives: to analyze the meaning of breastfeeding for nursing mothers, users of the public health network in Fortaleza city, Ceará. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out with nursing mothers from nine health units. The data were collected through the application of a socioeconomic and health questionnaire and the Word Free Association Test, using "breastfeeding" as an induced stimulus. The terms referred to in the Word Free Association Test were grouped into categories and analyzed by the EVOC 2000 ®software, which showed the results in a fourcell table, where the categories were distributed according to the level of meaning to the mothers. Results: the sample consisted of 279 nursing mothers. More than 60% of these women referred in receiving guidance on breastfeeding in prenatal, puerperal and childcare consultations, and 68% of them reported having no difficulties in breastfeeding. The most significant categories identified by the Word Free Association Test were: Milk, Important, Health, and Love. Conclusions: for the nursing mothers, breastfeeding is an important practice, represented by the breast milk itself, which is permeated by positive meanings. Knowing these meanings helps to understand the factors associated to early weaning, making it possible to reconstruct care directed to this public.

Etiologies, Clinical Manifestations, and Factors Associated with Severe Symptomatic Hyponatremia among Hospitalized Hyponatremia Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-471
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Present Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Baseline Characteristics

Background: Hyponatremia is associated with unfavorable outcomes in many cases. The mainstay of hyponatremia treatment depends on its symptoms and etiology. However, etiologies, clinical manifestations, and factors associated with severe symptomatic hyponatremia have been rarely reported. Objective: To analyze and report etiologies, clinical manifestations, and factors associated with severe symptomatic hyponatremia. Materials and Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, the authors enrolled hospitalized patients with hyponatremia who had consulted a nephrologist between October 1, 2017, and October 31, 2018. Their baseline characteristics and clinical manifestations were recorded. Etiologies were confirmed by the attending nephrology staff. Factors associated with severe symptomatic hyponatremia were evaluated using logistic regression analysis. Results: One hundred patients were included in this study. The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD), hypovolemia, and hydrochlorothiazide use were the leading hyponatremia etiologies. Hyponatremia etiologies differed between patients with community-acquired hyponatremia (n=50) and those with hospital-associated hyponatremia (n=50). Patients with communityacquired hyponatremia were older, presented with a higher frequency of severe symptomatic hyponatremia, and showed lower SNa-levels. Low SNa-levels were significantly associated with severe symptomatic hyponatremia (p=0.014). Conclusion: Hyponatremia remains an important health problem. SIAD, hypovolemia, and hydrochlorothiazide use are among the leading etiologies of hyponatremia. Low SNa-levels are associated with severe symptomatic hyponatremia; thus, physicians should pay close attention to low SNa-levels in hospitalized patients. Keywords: Hyponatremia, Symptomatic Hyponatremia, Community-acquired hyponatremia, Hospital-associated hyponatremia

scholarly journals Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaolu T. Olufemi ◽  
Danjuma B. Dantala ◽  
Paul A. Shinggu ◽  
Umesi A. Dike ◽  
Gbeminiyi R. Otolorin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
La Jolla

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wukari, Taraba state, Nigeria, to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies and the risk factors associated with brucellosis in indigenous breeds of goats. A total of 386 goats were sampled from three political wards: Puje, Avyi, and Hospital: harvested sera samples were subjected to Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT). GraphPad Prism version 7.03 for Windows (GraphPad Software, La Jolla California, USA) was used to analyse the association between seroprevalence of brucellosis and age, sex, breed, location, and management system by using Chi square and Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. Brucellosis was detected in all three wards: Puje; 15%, Avyi; 6.6%, and Hospital; 7.6%. A prevalence rate of 2.8%, 8%, 18.7%, and 1% was recorded for <20-month, 22-35-month, 36-45-month, and ≥46-55-month age categories, respectively (P < 0.05). Only 9.5% was observed for male animals while 9.8% was observed for female animals with no statistical difference between the males and females. Breed-specific seroprevalence yielded 7.4%, 5.4% 12%, 12.8%, and 11.6%, for Cross, West Africa Dwarf, Red Sokoto, Kano Brown, and Sahel breeds of goat, respectively. There is an evidence of brucellosis (9.6%) in Wukari L.G.A, Taraba State, and age is a risk factor for the disease in the study area. There is a need to enlighten the public on the zoonotic potentials and economic impacts of brucellosis.

Knowledge Attitudes and Practice of Breast Milk Expression and Storage Among Working Mothers With Infants Under 6 Months of Age in Public Well Baby Clinics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
PRISCILLAH wanini EDEMBA ◽  
Grace Irimu ◽  
RACHEL MUSOKE
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Storage

Abstract Background: Many studies show that working mothers are unable to exclusively breastfeed successfully. Expression and storage of breastmilk is a strategy that ensures continued breastmilk consumption in the event of temporary separation of an infant from the mother. The 2017 Kenyan Health Act mandates employers to provide lactation rooms with guidance for appropriate utilization.Methodology: The study objective was to assess knowledge attitude and practice of breastmilk expression and storage among working women with infants below six months of age in Public Well Baby Clinics. This was a cross sectional study among 395 working women attending two large public hospitals in Nairobi Kenya. A structured questionnaire with open and closed ended questions was used to establish the knowledge and practice while a Likert scale was used to explore attitudes of the mothers towards expression and storage of breast milk. Results: Only 161(41%) were expressing breast milk. Those with tertiary education and those working in the public sector had significantly higher odds of having satisfactory knowledge OR4.47(95%CI 2.01-11.07) and OR2.26(95%CI 1.33-3.85) respectively. Attaining tertiary education was significantly associated with a possibility of expressing and storing breastmilk OR3.6(95% CI 1.81-7.95). The workplace did not provide adequate equipment to facilitate breastmilk expression. Challenges experienced were breast pain and cumbersome nature of expressing milk.Conclusion: The study revealed knowledge gaps in expression and storage of breastmilk that need to be addressed to enable the mothers fully utilize the lactation rooms when they become available at the workplace.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PEKERJAAN DAN SIKAP IBU MENYUSUI DENGAN PEMBERIAN ASI EKSKLUSIF PADA BAYI USIA 0-6 BULAN DI DESA LEBENG TIMUR KECAMATAN PASONGSONGAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-51
Author(s):  
Nelyta Oktavianisya ◽  
Sri Sumarni
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nursing Mothers ◽  
Career Mothers ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Sample Sum

Breastfeeding is a natural process but often mothers fail to breastfeed more than theyshould. Lots of moms who choose not to give Exclusive Breast Milk. The problem of this research isthe low level of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Lebeng Timur Village Pasongsongan Sub-district by4.5% from the target of 90%. The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between jobsand mother attitude with giving of exclusive ASI in Lebeng Timur Village Pasongsongan SubDistrict.The design of this study is Cross Sectional Study. The sample sum a 40 nursing mothers whohave infants aged> 6-12 months taken using proportionate random sampling technique. The dataanalyzed using Chi- square test.The results showed that some of the respondents work (65%), had positive attitude (47,5%),and only (37,5%) respondents give exclusive breastfeeding. There is a relation between jobs(p=0.000) and the attitude of the breastfeeding mother (p=0,012) whit the exclusive breastfeeding.Mothers, particularly career mothers, are suggested to always give breast milk so that they couldpromote to the success of exclusive breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Behavioral preventive measures and the use of medicines and herbal products among the public in response to Covid-19 in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243706
Author(s):  
Iftekhar Ahmed ◽  
Maruf Hasan ◽  
Rahima Akter ◽  
Bidduth Kumar Sarkar ◽  
Marufa Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Zinc Supplements

The present study was conducted to assess the behavioral preventive measures and the use of medicines and herbal foods/products among the public in response to Covid-19. A cross-sectional survey comprised of 1222 participants was conducted from 27 June to 20 July 2020. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to identify the differences in behavioral preventive practices across different demographic categories. To identify the factors associated with the use of preventive medicines and herbal foods/products, multivariable logistic regression was performed. Most participants adopted the recommended preventive practices such as washing hands more frequently (87.5%), staying home more often (85.5%), avoiding crowds (86%), and wearing masks (91.6%). About half of the smokers reported a decreased rate of smoking during the pandemic. Also, 14.8% took medicines, 57.6% took herbal foods/products, and 11.2% took both medicines and herbal foods/products as preventive measure against Covid-19. Arsenicum album, vitamin supplements, and zinc supplements were the most commonly used preventive medicines. Gender, age, and fear of Covid-19 were significantly associated with the use of both preventive medicines and herbal foods/products. For the management of Covid-19 related symptoms, paracetamol, antihistamines, antibiotics, and mineral (zinc and calcium) supplements were used most often. Most participants sought information from non-medical sources while using medicines and herbal products. Moreover, potentially inappropriate and unnecessary use of certain drugs was identified.

scholarly journals Behavioral preventive measures and the use of medicines and herbal products among the public in response to Covid-19 in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iftekhar Ahmed ◽  
Maruf Hasan ◽  
Rahima Akter ◽  
Bidduth Kumar Sarkar ◽  
Marufa Rahman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Zinc Supplements

The present study was conducted to assess the behavioral preventive measures and the use of medicines and herbal foods/products among the public in response to Covid-19. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 27 June to 20 July 2020, and 1222 people participated. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to identify the differences in behavioral preventive practices across different demographic categories. To identify the factors associated with the use of preventive medicines and herbal foods/products, multivariable logistic regression was performed. Most participants adopted the recommended preventive practices such as washing hands more frequently (87.5%), staying home more often (85.5%), avoiding crowds (86%), and wearing masks (91.6%). About half of the smokers reported a decreased rate of smoking during the pandemic. Also, 14.8% and 57.6% of the participants took medicines and herbal foods/products as preventive measures against Covid-19. Arsenicum album and Zinc supplements were the most commonly used preventive medicines. Gender, age, and fear of Covid-19 were significantly associated with the use of both preventive medicines and herbal products. For the management of Covid-19 related symptoms, Paracetamols, Fexofenadine, and Zinc supplements were used most often. Most participants sought information from non-medical sources while using medicines and herbal products. Moreover, potentially inappropriate and unnecessary use of drugs were identified.

scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study on the Practice of Wet Nursing Among Muslim Mothers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norsyamlina Che Abdul Rahim ◽  
Salasiah Hanin Hamjah ◽  
Latifah Abdul Majid ◽  
Zuliza Kusrin ◽  
Nurhidayah Muhammad Hashim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
The Public ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Background Data ◽  
Spss Software

Abstract Background: The practice of wet nursing or the breastfeeding of another woman’s child in Malaysia is on the rise due to the emergence of awareness among the public about the importance and advantages contained in breast milk. This can be further explored by examining the benefits of breastfeeding, and society is acting by making breastfeeding a complement to breastfeeding in a variety of ways and circumstances. This study aims to investigate and determine the practice of wet nursing among Muslim mothers in Selangor.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 women who had breastfed another child in Selangor. Data were obtained using a validated questionnaire (Cronbach alpha = 0.8) and processed using the SPSS software.Results: Results showed 43.0% of respondents had at least breastfed one someone else’s child. Meanwhile, there were 3.0% of the respondents who were nursing seven to ten other children. A total of 237 children has been nourished by the respondents (n = 100). Of these, 21.5% were breastfed less than five times, while 78.5% were ever breastfed less than five times. Most mothers recorded milk child background data were breastfed, and this shows that the community aware of the importance of data documenting the suckler and indirectly proves that the authorities should act on these current needs.Conclusions: This study obtained a lot of useful information that indicated there is a wet-nursing practice in society. We hope the authorities take appropriate measures so that wet-nursing practices can be officially recorded and monitored to maintain the sustainability and welfare of the Muslims in the state and Malaysia in general.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENDAPATAN EKONOMI IBU MENYUSUI TEHADAP KWALITAS KOMPONEN MAKRONUTRIEN ASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Nina Hidayatunnikmah
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Individual Income ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Milk Component ◽  
Nursing Mothers ◽  
Economic Income

ABSTRACT Indonesian socioeconomic experienced a prolonged crisis, which causes families unable to got decent, good, and nutritious food due to rising prices soaring or decreasing the amount of individual income (Arisman, 2004). Individual income is one of the socio-economic factors that can affected family food security. Low economic income indicated poor family food security, where food consumption patterns of breastfeeding mothers will be disrupted and have an impact on the amount and composition of nutritional milk. Breast milk has a good nutritional component for babies. The macronutrient component of breast milk influenced the prosess of growth and development of infants. This research was analytic observational research type cross sectional study design through observations on all breastfeeding mothers with children aged 1-2 months in the work area of Wonoksumo health center to determine the effect of economic income of breastfeeding mothers on the quality of the macronutrient component of breast milk. Breastfeeding of macronutrient component of ASI research using MIRIS human milk analyzer tool and income variable were measured using questionnaires. The data analysis used Categorical Regression. The result of this research shows that there were influence of economic income on protein and fat component of breast milk (P=0,02, P=0,000). The conclusion of this study showed that economic income of nursing mothers can affected the components of protein and fat in breast milk.   Keywords: Income, Brestfeeding mothers, Breast milk component  

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Mothers Attending Masaka District Hospital Kigali/Rwanda: a Cross-section Study.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiayou Luo ◽  
Dukuzumuremyi Claude Jean Prince ◽  
Kaburu Francis Mungai ◽  
Ntambara James
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Public Health Intervention ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months is considered a major public health intervention to reduce the escalating child mortality of neonates and infants in low and middle-income countries. In most East Africa countries, exclusive breastfeeding did not meet the recommendation of WHO/UNICEF that a baby should be fed only breast milk for the first 6 months. This study is aimed to provide knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) towards EBF and identify factors associated with the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2020. A total of 364 mothers were interviewed using a questionnaire. Univariate statistical analysis was used to define variables using frequencies and percentages. Multiple logistic regression was also applied to identify the factors associated with EBF practice.Results: In the current study, the majority of mothers, 84%, presented good knowledge, 87.0% also showed a good attitude toward EBF. Nearly 95.9% of the respondents understood the benefits of EBF practice for at least six months, 86.0% also responded that breast milk should be started immediately after birth within an hour. Besides, 87.6% knew the importance of the first breast milk or colostrum. 92.3% of mothers understand that breastfeeding increases mother-infant bonding, 92.3% of mothers understand that breastfed babies are healthier than formula-fed babies, and 94.8% believed that breast milk is the ideal food for babies. Furthermore, 76.4% of the surveyed mothers exclusively breastfed their infants for the first 6 months after delivery A married women (OR=.270; 95%CI=.160-.457, p<.001), had a high school degree(OR= .150; 95CI=.073-.307; p<.001), mothers whose had babies more than three (OR=.090; 95%CI=.035-.233, p<.001), good knowledge score(OR=2.535; 95%CI=1.399-4.594, P=0.002) and positive attitude score OR=2.051; 95%CI=1.149-3.662, P=0.015) were statistically significant association with EBF.Conclusion: In the studied area; knowledge and attitude of mothers towards EBF are relatively high. However, the level of EBF is still below the WHO recommendation. The findings of this study highly inform policymakers and healthcare providers to direct their efforts to provide evidence-based information and recommendations on the benefits of breastfeeding to promote the practice of exclusive breastfeeding.

Knowledge of caregivers and factors associated with neuropsychomotor development in children

2022 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Cardozo dos Santos Brito ◽  
José Wicto Pereira Borges ◽  
Haylla Simone Almeida Pacheco ◽  
Hayla Nunes da Conceição ◽  
Walana Érika Amâncio Sousa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Child Development Knowledge ◽  
Child Caregiver

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the knowledge of caregivers and the factors associated with neuropsychomotor development in children. Methods: a cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, was conducted with 220 child-caregiver binomials attended in the public health services of the municipality of Parnaíba, State of Piauí. The study used the “Denver Test II” and the “Inventory of Child Development Knowledge”. Results: the study classified 197 children with natural development and 23 with suspicious development. Caregivers with a higher level of knowledge about child development were associated with children with better development. The study considered caregiver knowledge, gestational age, and exclusive breastfeeding as protective factors for appropriate neuropsychomotor development when used the regression model. Conclusions: actions aimed at indicators that presented positive associations must be implemented to improve child development, such as educational activities to increase the level of knowledge of caregivers, improvement of prenatal monitoring, and encouragement of breastfeeding.

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