Chika I. Ndiokwelu
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria
Odinakachukwu I.C. Nwosu
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Ituku Ozalla, Enugu State, Nigeria
Peace Nwanneka Ani
Department of Home Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Annastecia Ogechi Chizike
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria
Maduforo Aloysius Nwabugo
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana Legon, Korlebu Campus, Accra, Ghana
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the impact of the baby friendly hospital initiative (BFHI) programme on the breast-feeding knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers attending Mother of Christ Specialist Hospital, Enugu. The study randomly sampled 146 breast-feeding mothers whose babies were between 0-23 months. A validated questionnaire was used to obtain useful information from the mothers. The data obtained was analyzed into frequency and percentages. The result showed that 12.3% of the mothers initiated breast-feeding within 30 min of delivery, 93.2% of them fed colostrum, 9.6% of the respondents perceived that colostrum should not be fed to infants and 31.5% exclusively breast-fed their babies for 6 months. The major factors that militated against exclusive breast-feeding were that it caused firm breast to fall (6.4%) and ties mother down (19.2%). It was obvious from the study that there was a wide gap between knowledge and practice of exclusive breast-feeding in the study area. There is urgent need to plan strategies to aggressively promote exclusive breast-feeding practice. Lactation support groups as well as opinion leaders and women group in the communities should provide complementary support to the already existing strategies.
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Chika I. Ndiokwelu, Odinakachukwu I.C. Nwosu, Peace Nwanneka Ani, Annastecia Ogechi Chizike and Maduforo Aloysius Nwabugo, 2016. Impact of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Programme on Breast-Feeding Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Mothers. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 15: 244-248.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2016.244.248
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2016.244.248
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2016.244.248
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2016.244.248
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