Maternal Exclusive Breast- Feeding Practice In Calabar, Nigeria: Some Related Social Characteristics

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dc.contributor.authorEkure, E.N.
dc.contributor.authorAntia-Obong, O.E.
dc.contributor.authorUdo, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorEdet, E.E.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-26T11:18:25Z
dc.date.available2019-11-26T11:18:25Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To determine the social characteristic of mother who practice exclusive breast –feeding in Calabar Subject and Methods: A prospective questionnaire based cross sectional survey of breast feeding practices among mother of children aged 0-24 months was carried out in Calabar in April 1998. Using WHO indicators for assessing breast feeding practices, the exclusive breast feeding rate was determined in mothers of children aged 0-6 months. This documents the social characteristics of those mothers who practiced exclusive breast feeding (EBF). Result: Of 1145 mother in the study, 4456 were mothers of children aged 0-6 months. Of this 102 (22.9%) practiced EBF. The maternal characteristics associated with a high EBF rate were being married (p<0.01), attainment higher education (p<0.05%), the use of health facility based ante natal care (p=0.001) and delivery services (p<0.00000001). Other were paid employment with maternity leave (p<0.001) and being of Cross River state extraction (p<0.01). Parity did not appear to influence EBF (p>0.2) Conclusion: This study has shown that being married, attaining higher education, being on paid maternity leave, use of government health facility based ante natal and delivery services as well as being of Cross River state extraction were maternal characteristics associated with EBF. There is need to intensity health education on the benefits and management of breast feeding in order to improve the present EBF rate of 22.9%.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEN Ekure, OE Antia-Obong, JJ Udo, EE Edet. Maternal Exclusive Breast- Feeding Practice In Calabar, Nigeria: Some Related Social Characteristics. Nig J Clin Pract 2003; 6(2) : 92-94en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6986
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNig J Clin Pract;Vol.6(2)
dc.subjectMaternal exclusive breastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectSocial characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleMaternal Exclusive Breast- Feeding Practice In Calabar, Nigeria: Some Related Social Characteristicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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