Current Knowledge of Breastfeeding Among Health Workers in a Developing Country Setting: A Survey in Calabar, Nigeria

Ikobah, Joanah Moses; Ikpeme, Offiong; Omoronyia, Ogban; Ekpenyong, Nnette; Udoh, Ekong

doi:10.7759/cureus.10476

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“…Men and members of other occupations in healthcare showed a weak response to participation in the research. The disproportionality between women and men and nurses and other occupations is also found in other research on the behavior, knowledge, and attitudes of healthcare professionals about breastfeeding [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. The topic of breastfeeding is often neglected and underestimated in the education of healthcare professionals [ 38 , 39 ].…”

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confidence: 61%

“…In other studies, the results are not uniform. Some studies claim that people with their bachelor’s in nursing have better knowledge about breastfeeding [ 34 ], while others claim better practical results when performed by physicians [ 67 ]. In our study, the group compared to nurses’ findings consisted primarily of midwives and physicians.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Behaviour, Attitudes and Knowledge of Healthcare Workers on Breastfeeding

Čatipović¹,

Puharić²,

Puharić³

et al. 2022

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The aim of this paper is to determine the current state of behavior, attitudes, and knowledge of health professionals about breastfeeding in Croatia. Data were collected via a breastfeeding behavior, attitudes, and knowledge questionnaire, which has already been validated and used in Croatia. The secondary aim is to identify differences in outcomes of respondents by occupation (nurses versus others health professionals). In the study, 374 health professionals participated (37 males and 337 females). Respondents completed the questionnaire online. Respondents were rarely involved in breastfeeding education. On the behavior scale, the worst answer was given to the question of advising mothers on breastfeeding after 24 months. On the attitude scale, the worst result was achieved in terms of public breastfeeding and the support of the child’s father for the breastfeeding mother. Respondents demonstrated the worst knowledge of The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and the use of medications while breastfeeding. There was no statistically significant difference between the results of respondents in relation to the occupation of the respondents. In the preparation of future breastfeeding education for health professionals in Croatia, particular attention should be given to these issues.

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confidence: 61%

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confidence: 99%

Behaviour, Attitudes and Knowledge of Healthcare Workers on Breastfeeding

Čatipović¹,

Puharić²,

Puharić³

et al. 2022

Children

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“…Previous Nigerian reports mostly focused on the benefits and challenges of BF in assessing knowledge with minimal reference to the 10 steps. 16,17 Comparing the levels of knowledge with these studies may therefore be inconclusive. Globally, studies assessing the knowledge of healthcare workers based on the 10 steps are also scarce.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative showed suboptimal knowledge and a low exclusive breastfeeding rate in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abdul,

Agbede,

Adekoya

et al. 2023

Acta Paediatrica

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AimImplementing the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) programme has been fraught with challenges globally. The study aimed to assess the implementation of the BFHI and breastfeeding practices in healthcare facilities in Ogun State, Nigeria.MethodsIt was a questionnaire‐based cross‐sectional study carried out between August and October 2019 among 100 healthcare workers and 110 mothers from health facilities in Ijebu‐Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.ResultsNearly two‐thirds (61.0%) of the healthcare workers were community health workers while the others were nurses. Less than a quarter (23.8%) of the healthcare workers had ever attended breastfeeding educational programmes since they started working. About half of the healthcare workers had good knowledge, attitude and practice of BFHI. Nurses had a significantly better practice of BFHI than community health workers. Understaffing was a major limitation to the implementation of BFHI. The mothers had an exclusive breastfeeding rate of 47%.ConclusionThe knowledge, attitude, and practice of BFHI were suboptimal and the exclusive breastfeeding rate among the mothers was low. There is a need to improve staff strength, training and re‐training of staff, as well as regular monitoring and evaluation of healthcare facilities on the implementation of BFHI.

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“…aleitamento materno até o sexto mês contribui de forma expressiva para a diminuição da morbimortalidade infantil. 2 Quando o leite materno não é mais suficiente para suprir as necessidades do lactente deve ser iniciada a introdução de outros alimentos de forma complementar, de importância vital para prevenir distúrbios como atraso de crescimento, anemia, desnutrição e deficiência de zinco. 1 Dessa forma, recomenda-se que o lactente seja alimentado unicamente com leite materno durante os primeiros seis meses de vida e de forma complementar até os dois anos ou mais.…”

Section: Conhecimento Dos Agentes Comunitários De Saúde De Uma Região...unclassified

Conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde de uma região de saúde no estado da Paraíba sobre alimentação infantil

Silva¹,

Pedraza²,

Melo³

2023

J Manag Prim Health Care

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O conhecimento do Agente Comunitário de Saúde sobre alimentação infantil pode influenciar as práticas de amamentação. O presente estudo teve como objetivo identificar o conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde que atuam na Estratégia Saúde da Família nos municípios da 4ª região de saúde do estado da Paraíba sobre alimentação infantil e sua associação com características demográficas e profissionais. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de delineamento transversal, na qual foi aplicado um questionário validado, adaptado, para verificar o conhecimento dos profissionais sobre alimentação infantil, constituído por 21 perguntas. O grau de conhecimento sobre alimentação infantil foi expresso por meio de um score de 0–21 para o qual resposta correta teve atribuída a pontuação um e incorreta a pontuação zero. O teste t para amostras independentes foi usado para verificar diferenças na Média ± Desvio Padrão do grau de conhecimento segundo perfil demográfico e profissional. Os agentes comunitários de saúde apresentaram conhecimento satisfatório sobre aleitamento materno exclusivo. Evidenciou-se conhecimento limitado em relação ao aleitamento materno predominante, à forma adequada de armazenamento e oferta do leite materno ordenhado, à introdução complementar de alimentos a partir dos seis meses e à idade na qual recomenda-se a suplementação da criança com vitamina A. O grau de conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde foi de 11,9 ± 2,86 (57%), sem diferenças significativas segundo perfil demográfico e profissional. Conclui-se que o conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde sobre alimentação infantil é adequado em relação ao aleitamento materno exclusivo, mas inadequado para o aleitamento materno predominante e a alimentação complementar. Adicionalmente, o desconhecimento dos materiais técnicos e a carência de treinamento em alimentação infantil evidenciam a necessidade de capacitação desses profissionais.

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Current Knowledge of Breastfeeding Among Health Workers in a Developing Country Setting: A Survey in Calabar, Nigeria

Abstract: Ikobah et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 4.0., which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Behaviour, Attitudes and Knowledge of Healthcare Workers on Breastfeeding

Behaviour, Attitudes and Knowledge of Healthcare Workers on Breastfeeding

Assessment of the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative showed suboptimal knowledge and a low exclusive breastfeeding rate in Ogun State, Nigeria

Conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde de uma região de saúde no estado da Paraíba sobre alimentação infantil

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