ATTITUDE OF NURSING MOTHERS TOWARDS EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorMustapha, Mulikat Ladi A
dc.contributor.authorMUHAMMAD, Shuaib Abolakale
dc.contributor.authorABDULKAREEM, Shakiru I
dc.contributor.authorISIAKA, Gafar
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-19T10:55:22Z
dc.date.available2020-02-19T10:55:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionEmpirical Studiesen_US
dc.description.abstractInfant feeding methods are major determinant of infant nutritional status. Among the feeding methods, breast feeding is common and of particular importance. This study investigated the attitude of nursing mothers in Ilorin metropolis towards exclusive breast feeding. The study examines whether or not moderating variables such as educational attainment and occupational status would influence the respondents’ view of exclusive breast feeding. Descriptive design was adopted for the study. A total of 300 respondents were drawn from the target population using purposive random sampling techniques. A researcher developed questionnaire on attitude of nursing mothers in Ilorin Metropolis towards exclusive breastfeeding (ANURTEB) was used to collect data for the study and the data was analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that 80% of the respondents had negative attitude towards exclusive breast feeding while 20% had positive attitude towards exclusive breast feeding in Ilorin metropolis. The result of the study also showed that there was a significant difference in the attitude of nursing mothers in Ilorin Metropolis towards exclusive breast feeding on the basis of educational attainment and occupational status. Based on the findings, recommendations were made that, nursing mothers should be educated on the benefits of exclusive breast feeding, employers of labour should make also working atmosphere conducive for working mothers.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3744
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCounselling Association of Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectFeedingen_US
dc.subjectExclusive Breast feedingen_US
dc.subjectInfanten_US
dc.subjectNursing Mothersen_US
dc.titleATTITUDE OF NURSING MOTHERS TOWARDS EXCLUSIVE BREAST FEEDING IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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