دورية أكاديمية
Barriers to postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding among urbanwomen in southeastern Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Barriers to postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding among urbanwomen in southeastern Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Ugboaja JO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria., Berthrand NO, Igwegbe AO, Obi-Nwosu AL |
| المصدر: | Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association [Niger Med J] 2013 Jan; Vol. 54 (1), pp. 45-50. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nigerian Medical Association Country of Publication: Nigeria NLM ID: 0315137 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0300-1652 (Print) Linking ISSN: 03001652 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Niger Med J Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: 2021- : Abuja, Nigeria : Nigerian Medical Association Original Publication: Lagos : Literamed Publications (Nig.) Ltd. |
| مستخلص: | Background: Available evidence shows that only a small proportion of Nigerian women access postnatal care and practice exclusive breastfeeding. Given that both interventions are critical to the survival of both the mother and the new born, it is important to identify factors that militate against an effective postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding in the country, in order to scale up services. The aim was to determine the major barriers to postnatal care and exclusive breastfeeding among urban women in southeastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 400 urban market women using semistructured questionnaires and focus group discussions. Results: Out of 400 women interviewed, 365 (91.7%) attended postnatal clinic. Lack of knowledge about postnatal care services (42.2%; n = 14), distant location of the hospitals (36.4%; n = 12) and feeling that postnatal visits was not necessary (21.1%; n = 7) were the main reasons for non-attendance to postnatal clinic. With respect to exclusive breastfeeding, 143 (35.9%) of the women practiced EBF. The main reasons for nonpractice of EBF were that EBF was very stressful (26.2%; n = 67), mother's refusal (23.5%; n = 60), and the feeling that EBF was not necessary (18.1%; n = 46). Thirty five (13.7%) of the women were constrained by time while the husband's refusal accounted for 1.5% (n = 3) of the reasons for nonpractice of exclusive breastfeeding. Conclusion: Poor knowledge and inaccessibility to health facilities were the main obstacles to postnatal care while the practice of exclusive breastfeeding was limited by the stress and mothers refusal. |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Exclusive breastfeeding; postnatal care; southeastern Nigeria; urban women |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20130511 Date Completed: 20130513 Latest Revision: 20240318 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240318 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC3644744 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0300-1652.108895 |
| PMID: | 23661899 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 0300-1652 |
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| DOI: | 10.4103/0300-1652.108895 |