A study on knowledge of breast feeding and complementary feeding practices among mothers in a rural area, Tamil Nadu, India

Venugopal, Sivagamasundari; Arulparithi, Cuddalore Subramanian

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20183395

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“…According to the results of this study, the mode of delivery was around half of the women 50.3% were delivered vaginally, this result was higher than the study was done in India, its results revealed the vaginal deliveries were in 47.8% (Venugopal & Arulparithi, 2018).…”

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Factors Affecting Knowledge And Practice towards Breastfeeding in Women Who Have Recently Delivered in Duhok City

Abdullah

Abdulmalek²

2022

UOD

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Background: Breastfeeding has been found to have a positive influence on a child's health even after 12 months of postpartum. The World Health Organization and United Nation Children Fund recommend a continued breastfeeding for up 2 years or beyond. Breastfeeding is widely known for its benefits to both mother and infant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors that affect breastfeeding knowledge and practice of women who recently delivered in Duhok city. Method: A cross-sectional study, using a self-administered questionnaire among women who attended Duhok Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 14 November 2021 and 14 February 2022. All the participants were women aged 18-40 years. Result: All the participants were married women and multiparas ≥2 babies, aged 18-40 years with mean age of 29.22±5.6, more than one third (38.5%) was below 30 years old, and (33.5%) were having primary school educational levels. The women knowledge about breastfeeding in all of 400 recruited women were good in (91%) of them with a positive practice in (58.8%). The most common factors for discontinuing breastfeeding completely before 2 years in the previous deliveries were "insufficient breast milk production" in (36%), "felt it was the time to stop" in (34.3%), and "became pregnant or wanted to become pregnant again" was in (24.8%) of the study sample. The relation between the mode of delivery and women’s practices toward breastfeeding was a highly significance (P= 0.001). Conclusion: The most common barriers or factors responsible for stopping breastfeeding were the “felt it was time to stop" as lactating factors and "insufficient breast milk production" as psychological factor. Breastfeeding knowledge and practice were found to be modifiable factors that affect breastfeeding. The vast majority of the study sample had good knowledge about breastfeeding, with positive practices toward breastfeeding in half of the study sample

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Factors Affecting Knowledge And Practice towards Breastfeeding in Women Who Have Recently Delivered in Duhok City

Abdullah

Abdulmalek²

2022

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“…Breastfeeding among Indian mothers is nearly universal; however, myths and superstitions such as discarding colostrum, delayed initiation of breastfeeding, pre-lacteal feeding, and early initiation of complementary feeding persist [ 14 , 15 ]. Several social, cultural, and economic factors, including maternal education and employment, maternal age, attitude and confidence, prenatal intention, ethnicity, residence, type of family, emulating western lifestyles, the influence of healthcare professionals, and availability of infant formula, influence breastfeeding practices [ 14 , 16 ].…”

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First 72-hours after birth: Newborn feeding practices and neonatal mortality in India

Mal,

Ram

2023

PLoS ONE

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Background The reductions in mortality levels among children under five years are observed in most populations, including populations that were lagging the progress in the past. However, the reduction is not uniform across ages during childhood. The mortality declines within the first month have shown relatively slow progress. Early initiation of breastfeeding and discarding pre-lacteal feed protects the newborn from acquiring infection and, thereby, reduces mortality. This paper assesses the change in the prevalence of early initiation of breastfeeding and pre-lacteal feed along with their associated factors, and their association with neonatal mortality in India. Methods We used data from the three rounds of National Family Health Surveys conducted during 2005–06, 2015–16 and 2019–21 in India. We used bivariate and multivariate analyses to examine prevalence rates, risk factors, and relationships between breastfeeding practices, including early initiation of breastfeeding and pre-lacteal feed, and neonatal mortality. Results Early initiation of breastfeeding within one hour after birth increased rapidly from 25% in 2005–06 to 42% in 2019–21, and the pre-lacteal feeding practice declined from 57% in 2005–06 to 15% in 2019–21. Pre-lacteal feed is lower in states/districts where early breastfeeding initiation is predominant and vice versa. The role of health professionals during pregnancy and the first two days after delivery significantly improved breastfeeding practice. Further, the findings suggest that an early breastfeeding initiation is associated with lower neonatal mortality, whereas pre-lacteal feed is not harmful compared to late breastfeeding initiation. Conclusion Prevalence of pre-lacteal feed reduced, and initiation of early breastfeeding increased considerably after the launch of the National Rural Health Mission in India. However, after 2015–16, early breastfeeding initiation has stagnated, and the decline in pre-lacteal feed has slowed down. The future program needs special attention to emphasize the availability and accessibility of breastfeeding advisers and observers in health facilities to help mitigate adverse neonatal outcomes.

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“…in a rural area, correct knowledge of complementary feeding was found in 82.6% women only and absent in 17.4% women. 4 In this study we assessed knowledge of mothers on complementary feeding coming to paediatric OPD in a tertiary care hospital in a metropolitan city in India.…”

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Complementary feeding: knowledge and perception of mothers attending paediatric outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital

Shaikh

Dahake²

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Complementary feeding refers to food which supplements breast milk and ensures that the child continues to have enough energy protein and other nutrients to grow normally. Complementary feeding is started at 6 months of age, while continuing breast feeding. After 6 months of age breast milk alone is not enough to make an infant grow well.Methods: Cross sectional study conducted among 70 mothers coming to paediatric outpatient department. Data was collected regarding their knowledge and practices of complementary feeding. Mean, frequency table and chi-square test were used.Results: 77.1% women have sufficient knowledge about complementary feeding. 77.1% of mothers give complementary food after 6 months remaining i.e. 22.9% are unaware of age of starting it. All mothers are aware of the complementary food which is to be given to babies. 82.8% mothers properly know how to start with complementary feeds. 98.5% of mothers continue to breast feed their baby’s above 6 month.Conclusions: The study concluded that inadequate complementary feeding knowledge and practices were present among some study subjects.

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A study on knowledge of breast feeding and complementary feeding practices among mothers in a rural area, Tamil Nadu, India

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Factors Affecting Knowledge And Practice towards Breastfeeding in Women Who Have Recently Delivered in Duhok City

Factors Affecting Knowledge And Practice towards Breastfeeding in Women Who Have Recently Delivered in Duhok City

First 72-hours after birth: Newborn feeding practices and neonatal mortality in India

Complementary feeding: knowledge and perception of mothers attending paediatric outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital

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