Attitude, perception & knowledge of nursing mothers towards exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Igoli, Ogoja local government area
Keywords:
breastfeeding, nursing mothers, attitude, perception & knowledgeAbstract
Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that Nursing mothers in Igoli were aware of the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and the benefit derived from it. However only, very few of them did posed negative attitude regarding tight schedule while majority of the nursing mother had positive perceptions regarding exclusive breast feeding. It was recommended that nursing mothers should be advice to adopt exclusive breastfeeding as the best method of feeding their babies for the first six month of life. Also nursing mothers in Igoli should be educated on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to change their negative perception.
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