Bhandari N, Prajapati R
Department of Nursing, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal.
Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ). 2018 Apr-Jun;16(62):166-170.
Background Breast feeding is the priceless gift given by mother to her newborn. It also has benefits to both mothers and baby. Prevalence of exclusive breast feeding varies from 26.4% in one study to that of 82.2% in another study. Objective To assess the factors associated with exclusive breast feeding among mothers. Method A prospective cross-sectional study using systematic random sampling method, was carried out in Dhulikhel Municipality for two months in November and December 2017 after taking permission from KUSMS IRC and from Dhulikhel Municipality. The study sample was 218 mothers whose infants between 6 months to 1 year were included in the study. A structured and semi-structured interview schedule was used in order to collect the information. Descriptive statistics including frequency and percentage was calculated to summarize mothers' socio-demographic information. Chi-square test was used for non-parametric categorical data in order to find out the association between variables. P-value less than 0.05 were considered significant. Result The prevalence of exclusive breast feeding was 75.7% in the present study. Maternal age found to be varied from 17 years to 40 years. Maternal age, parity of mother and types of family found to be significantly associated with the practice of exclusive breast feeding (p < 0.05). Mothers' occupation and education level was not associated with the practice of exclusive breast feeding. Conclusion Majority of the mothers practice exclusive breast feeding (75.7%). Finding of this study i.e. the factors influencing the practice of exclusive breast feeding will help the health care workers to plan the community awareness program on it.
背景 母乳喂养是母亲给予新生儿的无价礼物。它对母亲和婴儿都有益处。纯母乳喂养的普及率在一项研究中为26.4%，在另一项研究中为82.2%。目的 评估母亲中与纯母乳喂养相关的因素。方法 在获得加德满都大学医学院教学与研究中心（KUSMS IRC）和杜利凯尔市的许可后，于2017年11月和12月在杜利凯尔市采用系统随机抽样方法进行了为期两个月的前瞻性横断面研究。研究样本为218名母亲，其6个月至1岁的婴儿被纳入研究。为收集信息使用了结构化和半结构化访谈提纲。计算包括频率和百分比在内的描述性统计数据以总结母亲的社会人口学信息。对非参数分类数据使用卡方检验以找出变量之间的关联。P值小于0.05被认为具有显著性。结果 在本研究中纯母乳喂养的普及率为75.7%。母亲年龄在17岁至40岁之间。发现母亲年龄、母亲的胎次和家庭类型与纯母乳喂养行为显著相关（p < 0.05）。母亲的职业和教育水平与纯母乳喂养行为无关。结论 大多数母亲进行纯母乳喂养（75.7%）。本研究关于影响纯母乳喂养行为的因素的发现将有助于医护人员规划关于此方面的社区宣传项目。
