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Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in the informal sector, Kampala Uganda
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 9, p e0239062 (2020), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020.
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Abstract
- Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months of life is effective in preventing infant morbidity and mortality. However, 36% of Ugandan children below 6 months are not breastfed exclusively despite its active promotion. This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among mothers working in the informal sector in Kampala district. A community based cross-sectional study targeting 428 interviews with mothers with children aged 0-5 months was conducted. Analysis was done using modified Poisson regression in Stata version 14. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding was 42.8%. The factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding included: attending antenatal care at least 4 times (APR = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.01-1.51), intention to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months (APR = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.01-1.57) or longer (APR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.06-1.76), proper breastfeeding practices (APR = 4.12; 95% CI: 2.88-5.90), age of the infant (APR = 0.78; 95% CI: 0.65-0.94) and (APR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.39-0.60) for children aged 2-3 and 4-5 months respectively and working in a lower position (APR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.55-0.83). Mothers should be encouraged to attend antenatal care where they learn about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to children below 6 months hence enabling them to make informed decisions about exclusive breastfeeding. The government of Uganda should ensure maternity leave benefits of the employment act are enforced in the informal sector to allow women to practice EBF.
- Subjects :
- Male
Economics
Physiology
030309 nutrition & dietetics
Cross-sectional study
Maternal Health
Breastfeeding
Social Sciences
Pediatrics
Families
0302 clinical medicine
Psychological Attitudes
Pregnancy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Uganda
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
Children
Breast Milk
0303 health sciences
Multidisciplinary
Prenatal Care
Body Fluids
Breast Feeding
Milk
Informal Sector
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Medicine
Female
Anatomy
Infants
Research Article
Employment
Adult
Adolescent
Science
Parenting Behavior
Mothers
Prenatal care
Breast milk
Beverages
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
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Antenatal Care
medicine
Humans
Poisson regression
Nutrition
Behavior
business.industry
Infant, Newborn
Biology and Life Sciences
Infant
medicine.disease
Diet
Cross-Sectional Studies
Age Groups
Labor Economics
People and Places
Women's Health
Population Groupings
Neonatology
business
Breast feeding
Demography
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b5097bcce43e0f870b0338f8ab064271