ATTITUDE OF WORKING WOMEN TOWARDS THE EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING OF A CHILD IN OFFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to find out the benefit of breast feeding among children of 0–5 years old in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The respondents were selected through simple random sampling. In all total of 324 were sample for the study. Data was collected randomly from various immunization clinics in Offa and analyzed using simple percentage methods. The findings showed that the variable like mother level of knowledge, mother attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding, mother level of education among other were all significant to their practice of exclusive breastfeeding, while cultural beliefs are not associated with exclusive breastfeeding practice. In conclusion, the study recommended for better practice of exclusive breastfeeding, more education for breastfeeding. Also the extension of maternity leave to enable other have enough time to practice exclusive breastfeeding and provision of crèches in all offices to enable working mother breastfeed their babies properly and teaching of mother way of expressing of breast milk and storage of expressed breast milk so as to improve the rate of exclusive breastfeeding practice by working class mother and the society at large.
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