Modelling the Trend and Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation in Nigeria
Joint Authors
Babatunde Yahya, Waheed
Adebayo, Samson Babatunde
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
This paper examined the general trend of timing of breastfeeding initiation among nursing mothers in Nigeria.
The time of initiating the first breast milk to an infant by his/her mother is measured as whether it is immediate (before the first hour of birth) or delayed (after the first hour of birth), and the impacts of some socioeconomic and maternal factors on this are determined.
Results from this study showed that mother’s age at birth, her enhanced educational status, mothers’ domiciling in urban areas, singleton birth, and mother’s frequent antenatal visits among others contributed positively to early initiation of breastfeeding by Nigerian nursing mothers (P<0.05).
In the contrary, delivery through caesarean operation, nursing mothers that delivers at homes instead of hospitals, and the current birth being the first from a mother are all found to militate against early initiation of breastfeeding (P<0.05) among others.
General results showed that early breastfeeding initiation experience among nursing mothers in Nigeria significantly improves over time between 1990 and 2008 (P<0.05), although following a sinusoidal pattern.
Four waves of national data from the Nigerian Demographic and Health Surveys for 1990, 1999, 2003, and 2008 were employed in the study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Babatunde Yahya, Waheed& Adebayo, Samson Babatunde. 2013. Modelling the Trend and Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation in Nigeria. Child Development Research،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Babatunde Yahya, Waheed& Adebayo, Samson Babatunde. Modelling the Trend and Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation in Nigeria. Child Development Research No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Babatunde Yahya, Waheed& Adebayo, Samson Babatunde. Modelling the Trend and Determinants of Breastfeeding Initiation in Nigeria. Child Development Research. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479079
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479079