Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study

<h4>Background</h4> Children need good nutrition to develop proper immune mechanisms and psychosocial maturity, but malnutrition can affect their ability to realize this. Apart from the national demographic and health survey, which is carried out every 5 years, there have not been enough...

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Autores principales:	Prince Kubi Appiah, Hubert Amu, Eric Osei, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Iddris Hadiru Mumuni, Orish Ndudiri Verner, Raymond Saa-Eru Maalman, Eunji Kim, Siwoo Kim, Mohammed Bukari, Hajun Jung, Philip Kofie, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Gregory Kofi Amenuvegbe, Martin Adjuik, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Ernestina Safoa Donkor, Francis Bruno Zotor, Margaret Kweku, Paul Amuna, John Owusu Gyapong, So Yoon Kim
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:38aecd9c0877463a88bc55e235b2af962021-11-25T06:11:06ZBreastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study1932-6203https://doaj.org/article/38aecd9c0877463a88bc55e235b2af962021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589154/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4> Children need good nutrition to develop proper immune mechanisms and psychosocial maturity, but malnutrition can affect their ability to realize this. Apart from the national demographic and health survey, which is carried out every 5 years, there have not been enough documented studies on child breastfeeding and weaning practices of caregivers in the Volta Region. We, therefore, examined child breastfeeding and weaning practices of mothers in the Volta Region of Ghana. <h4>Methods</h4> A sub-national survey method was adopted and a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 396 mothers and their children. Descriptive and inferential statistics comprising frequency, percentage, chi-square, and logistic regression were employed in analysing the data. We defined exclusive breastfeeding as given only breast milk to an infant from a mother or a wet nurse for six months of life except drops or syrups consisting of vitamins, minerals, supplements, or medicines on medical advice, and prolonged breastfeeding as breastfeeding up to 24 months of age. <h4>Results</h4> The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) was 43.7%. Mothers constituting 61.1% started breastfeeding within an hour of giving birth. In addition to breast milk, 5.1% gave fluids to their children on the first day of birth. About 66.4% started complementary feeding at 6 months, 22.0% breastfed for 24 months or beyond, while 40.4% fed their children on-demand. Child’s age (AOR: 0.23, 95% CI:0.12–0.43, p<0.0001), prolonged breastfeeding (AOR: 0.41, 95%CI: 0.12–0.87, p = 0.001), mother’s religion (AOR: 3.92, 95%CI: 1.23–12.61, p = 0.021), feeding practices counselled on (AOR: 1.72, 95%CI: 1.96–3.09, p = 0.023), mother ever heard about EBF (AOR: 0.43, 95%CI: 1.45–2.41, p = 0.039), child being fed from the bottle with a nipple (AOR: 1.53, 95%CI: 1.94–2.48, p = 0.003), and age at which complementary feeding was started (AOR: 17.43, 95%CI: 3.47–87.55, p = 0.008) were statistically associated with EBF. <h4>Conclusion</h4> Breastfeeding education has been ongoing for decades, yet there are still gaps in the breastfeeding practices of mothers. To accelerate progress towards attainment of the sustainable development goal 3 of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages by the year 2030, we recommend innovative policies that include extensive public education to improve upon the breastfeeding and weaning practices of mothers.Prince Kubi AppiahHubert AmuEric OseiKennedy Diema KonlanIddris Hadiru MumuniOrish Ndudiri VernerRaymond Saa-Eru MaalmanEunji KimSiwoo KimMohammed BukariHajun JungPhilip KofieMartin Amogre AyanoreGregory Kofi AmenuvegbeMartin AdjuikElvis Enowbeyang TarkangRobert Kaba AlhassanErnestina Safoa DonkorFrancis Bruno ZotorMargaret KwekuPaul AmunaJohn Owusu GyapongSo Yoon KimPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Prince Kubi Appiah Hubert Amu Eric Osei Kennedy Diema Konlan Iddris Hadiru Mumuni Orish Ndudiri Verner Raymond Saa-Eru Maalman Eunji Kim Siwoo Kim Mohammed Bukari Hajun Jung Philip Kofie Martin Amogre Ayanore Gregory Kofi Amenuvegbe Martin Adjuik Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang Robert Kaba Alhassan Ernestina Safoa Donkor Francis Bruno Zotor Margaret Kweku Paul Amuna John Owusu Gyapong So Yoon Kim Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
description	<h4>Background</h4> Children need good nutrition to develop proper immune mechanisms and psychosocial maturity, but malnutrition can affect their ability to realize this. Apart from the national demographic and health survey, which is carried out every 5 years, there have not been enough documented studies on child breastfeeding and weaning practices of caregivers in the Volta Region. We, therefore, examined child breastfeeding and weaning practices of mothers in the Volta Region of Ghana. <h4>Methods</h4> A sub-national survey method was adopted and a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 396 mothers and their children. Descriptive and inferential statistics comprising frequency, percentage, chi-square, and logistic regression were employed in analysing the data. We defined exclusive breastfeeding as given only breast milk to an infant from a mother or a wet nurse for six months of life except drops or syrups consisting of vitamins, minerals, supplements, or medicines on medical advice, and prolonged breastfeeding as breastfeeding up to 24 months of age. <h4>Results</h4> The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) was 43.7%. Mothers constituting 61.1% started breastfeeding within an hour of giving birth. In addition to breast milk, 5.1% gave fluids to their children on the first day of birth. About 66.4% started complementary feeding at 6 months, 22.0% breastfed for 24 months or beyond, while 40.4% fed their children on-demand. Child’s age (AOR: 0.23, 95% CI:0.12–0.43, p<0.0001), prolonged breastfeeding (AOR: 0.41, 95%CI: 0.12–0.87, p = 0.001), mother’s religion (AOR: 3.92, 95%CI: 1.23–12.61, p = 0.021), feeding practices counselled on (AOR: 1.72, 95%CI: 1.96–3.09, p = 0.023), mother ever heard about EBF (AOR: 0.43, 95%CI: 1.45–2.41, p = 0.039), child being fed from the bottle with a nipple (AOR: 1.53, 95%CI: 1.94–2.48, p = 0.003), and age at which complementary feeding was started (AOR: 17.43, 95%CI: 3.47–87.55, p = 0.008) were statistically associated with EBF. <h4>Conclusion</h4> Breastfeeding education has been ongoing for decades, yet there are still gaps in the breastfeeding practices of mothers. To accelerate progress towards attainment of the sustainable development goal 3 of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages by the year 2030, we recommend innovative policies that include extensive public education to improve upon the breastfeeding and weaning practices of mothers.
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author	Prince Kubi Appiah Hubert Amu Eric Osei Kennedy Diema Konlan Iddris Hadiru Mumuni Orish Ndudiri Verner Raymond Saa-Eru Maalman Eunji Kim Siwoo Kim Mohammed Bukari Hajun Jung Philip Kofie Martin Amogre Ayanore Gregory Kofi Amenuvegbe Martin Adjuik Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang Robert Kaba Alhassan Ernestina Safoa Donkor Francis Bruno Zotor Margaret Kweku Paul Amuna John Owusu Gyapong So Yoon Kim
author_facet	Prince Kubi Appiah Hubert Amu Eric Osei Kennedy Diema Konlan Iddris Hadiru Mumuni Orish Ndudiri Verner Raymond Saa-Eru Maalman Eunji Kim Siwoo Kim Mohammed Bukari Hajun Jung Philip Kofie Martin Amogre Ayanore Gregory Kofi Amenuvegbe Martin Adjuik Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang Robert Kaba Alhassan Ernestina Safoa Donkor Francis Bruno Zotor Margaret Kweku Paul Amuna John Owusu Gyapong So Yoon Kim
author_sort	Prince Kubi Appiah
title	Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
title_short	Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
title_full	Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
title_fullStr	Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed	Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study
title_sort	breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in ghana: a population-based cross-sectional study
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/38aecd9c0877463a88bc55e235b2af96
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Breastfeeding and weaning practices among mothers in Ghana: A population-based cross-sectional study

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