Barriers to exclusive breast feeding, the missing links: a cross sectional study from Puducherry, India

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dc.contributor.authorNair, Gayathri G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorArunagirinathan, Arul Kumaranen_US
dc.contributor.authorR., Nirmal S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorB., Rajesh Yadaven_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:47:46Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:47:46Z
dc.date.issued2020-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Breast milk, the first natural food for a new-born, provides all the energy and essential nutrients an infant requires for the first 6 months of life. The NHFS -4 survey shows only 45.5% of children are exclusively breastfed (EBF) in Puducherry. This study aims at assessing the socio-demographic characteristics associated with exclusive breastfeeding in a tertiary hospital in Puducherry and identify the barriers in the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding.Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Puducherry. Sample size: 115 mothers of 6 months to 2-year-old children, born term gestation with a birth weight of >2.5 kg, attending the Paediatric OPD. Questionnaire-based study comprising of socio-demographic and parameters pertaining to exclusive breast-feeding.Results: Only 44.3% of the mothers have exclusively breastfed in the first 6 months. Shorter duration of spacing between births and caesarean section had significant negative association with exclusive breast-feeding. Most of the mothers received postnatal counselling on breast-feeding (94%) of which 58% were by health care personnel. Despite that, only a sixth (19%) of them were well versed with proper breastfeeding techniques. Poor secretion (45.3%), sore/inverted nipple (23.5%) amounted to the most common of the barriers. Among working mothers, 42.9% attributed their jobs as the cause for early weaning.Conclusions: The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is still low even among a literate study group. There were no significant association with socio-demographic factors found, but lacunae were identified. A more objective post-natal counselling to mothers involving their caregivers may improve the current scenario.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatrics, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Kalitheerthalkuppam, Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationNair Gayathri G., Arunagirinathan Arul Kumaran, R. Nirmal S., B. Rajesh Yadav. Barriers to exclusive breast feeding, the missing links: a cross sectional study from Puducherry, India. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2020 Apr; 7(4): 884-890en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3283
dc.identifier.issn2349-3291
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/204544
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20201148en_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.subjectExclusive breastfeedingen_US
dc.subjectPuducherryen_US
dc.subjectSocio-demographic factorsen_US
dc.titleBarriers to exclusive breast feeding, the missing links: a cross sectional study from Puducherry, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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