Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding is defined as the practice of giving a child milk and milk
alone without any food supplement for the first six months of life. Though there has
been an adequate intervention to scale up exclusive breastfeeding, there still
remains a big gap to overcome in the adaptation of exclusive breastfeeding
including cultural barriers, knowledge gaps and attitudes.
A cross sectional retrospective study was conducted at Mandera Hospital, Kenya to
determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers in exclusive
breastfeeding between January 2014 and June 2014.
This study found out that majority of mothers (75%) have heard and have and up to
date knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding, 25% started breastfeeding within a
day and 11.84% said they started breastfeeding after a day of delivering. This study
also found out that 38(43.68%) of the mothers believed that exclusive breastfeeding
is inadequate, and 19(21.84%) says that exclusive breastfeeding makes a child feels
hungry.
Breastfeeding is highly practices among mothers attending Mandera hospital,
though many mothers have limited knowledge on the importance of exclusive
breastfeeding to the baby.
And finally recommended that government should adapt local polices to control
barriers to breastfeeding especially among working mothers, Health sector should
provide education to mothers on the value of breastfeeding and the importance of
breastfeeding for a longer period of time and that mother peer to peer groups should
be established within the communities to provide ongoing support to other mothers
at community levels.
ELMI, A (2021). Attitudes And Practices On Breastfeeding Among Mothers Seeking Medical Care At Mandera District Hospital, Mandera District, North Eastern Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/attitudes-and-practices-on-breastfeeding-among-mothers-seeking-medical-care-at-mandera-district-hospital-mandera-district-north-eastern-kenya
ELMI, ABDIHAKIM "Attitudes And Practices On Breastfeeding Among Mothers Seeking Medical Care At Mandera District Hospital, Mandera District, North Eastern Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Jun. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/attitudes-and-practices-on-breastfeeding-among-mothers-seeking-medical-care-at-mandera-district-hospital-mandera-district-north-eastern-kenya. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
ELMI, ABDIHAKIM . "Attitudes And Practices On Breastfeeding Among Mothers Seeking Medical Care At Mandera District Hospital, Mandera District, North Eastern Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Jun. 2021. Web. 19 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/attitudes-and-practices-on-breastfeeding-among-mothers-seeking-medical-care-at-mandera-district-hospital-mandera-district-north-eastern-kenya >.
ELMI, ABDIHAKIM . "Attitudes And Practices On Breastfeeding Among Mothers Seeking Medical Care At Mandera District Hospital, Mandera District, North Eastern Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 19, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/attitudes-and-practices-on-breastfeeding-among-mothers-seeking-medical-care-at-mandera-district-hospital-mandera-district-north-eastern-kenya