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29. Factors Involved in Failure of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers
Shifa, Shaista Parveen and Shahzeb Ahmed
ABSTRACT
Objective: The Objective of this study was to determine the factors associated with failure of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers. Study Design: Cross Section Study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Paeds Unit 1, BVH Bahawalpur from June 2015 to December 2015
Materials and Methods: In this study, 400 mothers of 6-months old Childs who are not on exclusive breastfeeding were included. A questionnaire was designed and Mothers were interviewed about various risk factors, including maternal education, socioeconomic status, maternal employment status, family type, social mythology, number of children, delivery, maternal systemic disease, Mother breast condition, birth interval and breastfeeding counseling.
The data was entered and analyzed by SPSS V 20.
Results: 400 mothers who did not practicing exclusive breastfeed to their children, 48 (37%) mothers were un-educated and 300 (75%) were living in the joint family system, 364 (91%) mothers did not have any employment; 208 (52%) mothers were belonging to a lower socioeconomic status.
252(63%) were male and 148(37%) were female. In the case of social myths, water intake at 4th month of age was found in 260 (65%) infants, 116 (29%) of mothers considered that their milk is not good for baby. The study found that 224(56%) of all births occurred in private clinics. 152 (38%) infants were born with cesarean section and 111 (73%) caesarean sections were conducted at private clinics. Maternal systemic disease was present in 76(19%) patients and pathologic breast milk breast lesions (19%, engorgement, sore or cracked nipple 17% and abscess in 1% mothers). Studies have found that only 84(21%) cases were counseled at prenatal visit about exclusive breastfeeding of child.
Conclusion: Our study showed that most of the mothers who were not on exclusive breastfeeding belong to a lower socioeconomic status, unemployed, lived in a combined family system, and had social mythology, such as using water for more than four months and to habituated baby with bottle feeding. It had also been found that pathological conditions of maternal breast milk and lack of counseling were also important risk factors. Key Words: Exclusive breast feeding, Risk factors, Failure, Counseling.
Citation of article: Shifa, Parveen S, Ahmed S. Factors Involved in Failure of Exclusive Breastfeeding practices among Mothers. Med Forum 2017;28(6):113-116.