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Tadele N, Habta F, Akmel D, et al. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Mizan Aman town, Southwestern Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional study. Int Breastfeed J. 2016;11:3doi: 10.1186/s13006-016-0062-0.
Tadele, N., Habta, F., Akmel, D., & Deges, E. (2016). Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Mizan Aman town, Southwestern Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional study. International breastfeeding journal, 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-016-0062-0
Tadele, Niguse, et al. "Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Mizan Aman town, Southwestern Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional study." International breastfeeding journal vol. 11 (2016): 3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-016-0062-0
Tadele N, Habta F, Akmel D, Deges E. Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Mizan Aman town, Southwestern Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional study. Int Breastfeed J. 2016 Feb 27;11:3. doi: 10.1186/s13006-016-0062-0. eCollection 2016. PMID: 26925156; PMCID: PMC4769508.
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Int Breastfeed J. 2016 Feb 27;11:3. doi: 10.1186/s13006-016-0062-0. eCollection 2016.

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Mizan Aman town, Southwestern Ethiopia: descriptive cross-sectional study.

International breastfeeding journal

Niguse Tadele, Frehiwot Habta, Dinu Akmel, Eyerus Deges

Affiliations

  1. Mizan Tepi University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Mizan Aman town, Ethiopia.

PMID: 26925156 PMCID: PMC4769508 DOI: 10.1186/s13006-016-0062-0

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the best nutrition for children during the first six months of life. However EBF remains a challenge. The aim of the study was to assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards EBF among breastfeeding mothers in Mizan Aman town, South West Ethiopia.

METHODS: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 350 mothers in Mizan Aman town, South West Ethiopia, in April 2015 using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire using 'recall since birth' method. Systematic random sampling was used to select the study participants and descriptive statistics were conducted.

RESULTS: Three hundred and fourteen breastfeeding mothers with their index child less than 2 years were enrolled. Even though 93.6 % of study participants had heard about EBF, only 34.7 % were knowledgeable about the recommended duration. About 89.5 % had a positive attitude, but only 59.3 % believed that only EBF is enough for child up to six months and 26.4 % of children were exclusively breastfed for six months.

CONCLUSION: The majority of mothers knew about EBF and had a positive attitude towards EBF but did not know the recommended duration or that EBF is sufficient for six months. We suggest improving access to information about recommended infant feeding guidelines and fulfilling the minimum enabling conditions.

Keywords: Attitude; Ethiopia; Exclusive breastfeeding; Knowledge; Practice

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