“Breastfeeding practice in children at the age of 0-24 months: A study in a tertiary care private hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2
Abstract
Proper breastfeeding practices are effective ways for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. While many mothers understand the importance of breastfeeding, others are less knowledgeable on the benefits of breastfeeding and weaning. We conducted a cross sectional descriptive study in the outpatient dept. of Shabuddin Medical college Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from January 2018 to November 2018. Our aim was to evaluate breastfeeding pattern in children at the age of 0-24 months. One hundred (100) mothers were interviewed using a questionnaire which was designed to elicit information on infant feeding practices. Most of the children were in 6-12 months age groups which represent 46.25%. Sex distributions were male dominating and were around 60%. The prevalence of breastfeeding practice found 72% in this study; male babies were also practicing more 39% than female 33%. While only 21% breastfed their children exclusively for the first 6 months, and the mean duration of EBF (exclusive breastfeeding) is 3.25 months. Complementary feeding was more commonly initiated around 4–6 months (65.9%). Despite the fact that 72% of mothers initiate breastfeeding and 19.88% of mothers are found to breastfeed up to 2 years. Factors found to influence infant feeding practices are type of delivery, parity, occupation, education, and breast problems.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Delwar Hossain Mollah, Professor Dr. Mohammad Monir Hossain, Dr. Md. Tazul Islam
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