PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING MOTHERS IN ILARO, OGUN STATE

Adepoju, A. B and Makanjuola, John Olanrewaju (2022) PERCEPTION ON EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING MOTHERS IN ILARO, OGUN STATE. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, 16th & 17th Aug, 2022, 16-17 August, 2022, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria.

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Abstract

A cross-sectional and descriptive study involving 200 respondents selected using multistage sampling technique was conducted to assess the perception on exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and breast feeding practices of professional nursing mothers in Ilaro, Ogun state, Nigeria. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, data on socio demographic and economic characteristics, perception on EBF and breastfeeding practices of the respondents was obtained and was analyzed using SPSS version 25.0.More than half of the respondents were employee of private organization while 41.0% were civil or public servants. More than half (72%) of the respondents work between 8am-4pm daily. 93.0% of the respondents have been breastfeeding their infant from birth, 76.5% gives colostrum and 50% do breast feed their baby only when demanded. Majority of the study population (82.0%) do breastfeed their infant during the working hour while 5.5%, 10.5% and 1.5% do express their breast in a containers, give infant formula and give nothing at all respectively during the working hour. 51% of the respondents had negative perception towards exclusive breastfeeding. Significant association (p< 0.05) was observed between respondents’ perception on EBF and breastfeeding practices like feeding of the baby with colostrum, breastfeeding of infants on demand, breastfeeding during working hours, and period of breastfeeding during the working hours. Conclusively, negative perception on EBF was discovered among majority of the respondents and this was significantly associated (P< 0.05) with some of their breastfeeding practices.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr. Bolanle Yisau I.
Date Deposited:	08 Mar 2023 20:58
Last Modified:	08 Mar 2023 20:58
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2122

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