Socio-Demographic Correlates of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers in Abakaliki Metropolis
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the socio-demographic correlates of breastfeeding patterns among mothers in Abakaliki metropolis. The method of survey was adopted in which a simple random selection of four different market places from different locations around the metropolis of Abakaliki was done. The sample size for this study was in all 200. 200 of them were given questionnaires with all of them returned and analyzed. The findings show that the mean age of the respondents is 33 years with standard deviation of 8.43 and variance of 71. The practice of exclusive breastfeeding was found to be higher (44%-47%) among young mothers who had at least secondary education. While complementary/mixed feeding was high among mothers who had at most influence of socio-demographic factors on the patterns of breastfeeding. The study also revealed that there is high percentage contribution of the level of formal education to the determination of the patterns of breastfeeding among the respondents followed by that of occupation and then marital status. It is recommended that enlightenment campaign on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding should be increased in within the area.
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Ominyi, Jude Nweze
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