Study Of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Nursing Mothers

1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS 

Exclusive breastfeeding is a new method of breastfeeding which has been introduced by WHO/UNIEF. These two bodies have tasted it and find it successful for solving many problems in an infant. 

Unfortunately, few mothers adopt exclusive breast feeding (Grange, 1992); WHO, 2001) What could be peculiar to them? What do they have in common which are lacking among those who reject exclusive breastfeeding? This study explore nursing mothers with a view of finding answers to these questions.

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 

The study is embarked up to enable the researcher address the following objectives. 

1. The degree of EBF by nursing mothers.

2. The relationship between educational status and the nursing mothers level of adoption of EBF.

3. The relationship between age an the nursing mothers’ level of adoption of EBF. 

4. Extent of relationship between parity and the nursing mothers level of adoption of EBF.

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

A study of this kind will be useful in many ways. There will be research if the nursing mothers in Enugu State College of Education Technical do practice EBF. The finding will be useful to health educators and all those interested in passing the information based on the principles of EBF. If the finding prove negative, then suggestions will be to health educators especially those working with mothers the need to increase their effort towards the teaching of the principles and practice of EBF to mothers. 

This finding will be useful to such government agencies as UNICEF and WHO, who are interested in promoting EBF. Thus they will use the finding to evaluate the EBF programe so far and also plan strategies for improvement. 

There will be research on parity, religious affiliation, age and location to the effect of EBF adoption in the area of study. Knowing this will help health workers, particularly health educators in planning their health instruction and teachings of EBF. Attention should then be given to all nursing mothers irrespective of parity, age, religious affiliation to help and encourage them to adopt EBF.

1.5 SCOPE OF STUDY 

The research attempts to give an insight into the importance of adopting Exclusive breast feeding. The area covered by this study is Enugu State College of Education (Technical).

1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION 

The following research questions will guide the study. 

1. What is the extent of EBF adoption by nursing mothers in Enugu State College of Education (Technical). 

2. How does educational status of nursing mothers relate to their extent of adoption of EBF. 

3. To What extent does parity relate to adoption of EBF by nursing mothers in the College. 

4. What is the relationship between the age of the mother and adoption of EBF.