| dc.contributor.author | Ayisi, RK | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wakoli, A B | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-16T07:49:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-16T07:49:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-01 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ayisi, R K., & Wakoli, A B (2014). Exclusive breastfeeding practice: its implication on nutrition status, growth and morbidity pattern among infants aged 0-6 month. G.J.B.A.H.S. , 3 ( 1 ): 254 - 258 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.gifre.org/admin/papers/gjbahs/breastfeeding-vol-3-1-gjbahs.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/77664 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Breast
-
feeding is an important determinant of a child’s nutritional status that eventually influences his/her growth and
development. This study sought to assess the exclusive breastfeeding rate
and determine its association with nutrition status,
growth and morbidity pattern among infants aged 0
-
6 months in a peri urban settlement of Kangemi
-
Nairobi County, Kenya.
A descriptive cross
-
sectional study was conducted. A random sample of 334 infants
was studied. Data collection tools and
methods included a semi
-
structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. A c
hi
-
square test was used to find
associations at a significance level of 0.05. Findings showed that
over a half (52.7%) of study infa
nts were girls and almost a
half (47.3%) were boys.
The mean age was 3
±
1.8 months.
The exclusive breastfeeding rate was 45.5% and it was associated
with growth and stunting (9.3%) among study infants.
Wasting (
3.1%), underweight (4.5%) and morbidity patter
n were not
related with exclusive breastfeeding | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
| dc.title | Exclusive breastfeeding practice: its implication on nutrition status, growth and morbidity pattern among infants aged 0-6 months | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.type.material | en_US | en_US |
