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Knowledge And Attitude Of Female Bankers Toward The Practice Of Exclusive Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding
decline significantly from 1900 to 1960 due to increasing negative
attitude towards the practice and the development of infant formulas
under modern health centres, human breast milks considered the
healthiest form for milk for babies because of its numerous advantages
over artificial formulas (National health services 2007).
Although breast feeding is natural, the current instant feeding practice
are far from optimum because of lack of updated knowledge and training
among medical and Para medical personnel, misconception in the
community, misformation by infant food manufacturers and return to work,
illness, breast engorgement and mastitis havelead to exposure of
infants to infections like gastoententis and diorrhea which have
resulted over a million death annually worldwide (Ghai, 2008).
Due to
the above reason, baby friendly hospital initiative (BFHI) was launched
in 199 as part of the “innocent declaration of 1991 our promotion,
protection and support of breast feeding by WHO and UNICFE. Baby
friendly hospital are conform to its ten steps for successful
implementation of breastfeeding in the context of HIV, emergencies as
well as expansion towards other type of health facilities and the
community to discourage the use of breast milk substitute that and water
within the first six months of infant life (WHO,2012). This has shown
that excusive breast feeding is beneficial to babies, mothers, and even
the community at large. However, it is a very challenging task to engage
in especially for bankers
This project intends to find out the roles
and practices of exclusive breast feeding among female bankers in
IkpobaOkhaL.G.A in Benin City Edo state who practices exclusive breast
feeding.
At the end of this study recommendation will be
made for the management of banks to provide a conducive environment for
the nursing mothers to keep their babies and also reduce the working
hours for them to be able to exclusively breastfeed.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Despite
the effort and strategies that have been put in a place by WHO and
UNICEF to increase awareness of exclusive breastfeeding through baby
friendly hospitals initiatives in order to reduce complication
associated with artificial feeding like respiratory and gastro
intestinal infections. It has been observed by the researchers are still
reluctant to practice exclusive breastfeeding due to work factor and
environment.
Hence, the question “what is the knowledge and attitude
of female bankers towards the attitude of exclusive breast feeding in
IkpobaOkha L.G.A Benin city
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of female bankers toward the practice of exclusive breast feeding in IkpobaOkha local government area in Benin City, Edo state. The background of the study gave a general and comprehensive introduction of the study, statement of the problem were identified. The significance of the study was outlined and operational definition of terms was included for proper understanding, scope of study was also drawn out current related literature w ... Continue reading---
