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ArticleBMC women's health2023

Investigating factors that influence the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in an urban general hospital in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.

Baaba Dadzie, Fidelis Bayor, Abdul-Razak Doat, Jamilatu B Kappiah, Collins Adombire Akayuure, Aubrey A Lamptey, Vida Nyagre Yakong, Sylvanus Kampo

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Baaba DadzieSchool of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Fidelis BayorDepartment of Physiology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Abdul-Razak DoatDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
Jamilatu B KappiahDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
Collins Adombire AkayuureDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana.
Aubrey A LampteyDepartment of Pediatric Critical Care, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN, Accra, Ghana.
Vida Nyagre YakongDepartment of Preventive Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
Sylvanus KampoDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo, Ghana. sylvanuskampo@yahoo.com.

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backgroundIn Ghana, only 52% of mothers exclusively breastfeed their babies and the rate of increase has been steadily slow across all geographical areas of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to determine the various factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among mothers who visited the child welfare clinic at the Tema General Hospital, Accra, Ghana. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Child Welfare Clinic of the Tema General Hospital, Accra, Ghana. A random sampling technique was used to recruit mothers with children between the ages of 6 months and 24 months attending the Child Welfare Clinic. Mothers were interviewed with the aid of a structured questionnaire.

resultsOut of the 222 of mothers interviewed, 68.8% of them exclusively breastfed their infants up to 6 months. Mothers who have good knowledge were more than 3 times (AOR = 3.484, 95% CI 1.200, 10.122, P = 0.022) likely to breastfeed their children exclusively. Those who had positive attitudes towards EBF were about 4 times (COR: 4.018, 95% = 1.444, 11.181, P = 0.008) more likely to exclusively breastfeed than those who had poor attitudes towards EBF. Also, mothers whose spouses complained about EBF were about 3 times (AOR: 2.655, 95% CI 0.620, 11.365, P = 0.018) at increased odds of not exclusively breastfeeding their babies.

conclusionsHigh rate of EBF among mothers who visited the child welfare clinic was found. The mothers' level of knowledge and attitude towards EBF significantly influenced the 6 months of EBF. Spouses also showed a high influence on whether or not mothers should exclusively breastfeed their babies.

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Breast FeedingHospitals, GeneralChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInfantAttitudeChildrenExclusive breastfeedingLevel of knowledgeMothersSix months

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