Challenges of exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers - case study of Jalingo local government area of Taraba state Department: Home Economics By: AlexPT Project ID: 6208 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractA descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the problems faced by working mothers with 0-6 months old children in exclusive breastfeeding and their coping strategies in Jalingo. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data from 45 mothers through semi-structure interview schedule. Demographic characteristics revealed that most (76%) of mothers were in the age group of 21-30 years, 56% of mothers had 5-6 months old infant, 47% of mothers were post-graduate whereas 51% of mothers were health personnel. Most (82%) of them were Muslims and 60% of them were from a joint family, 53% of mothers were residing within 5-10 km area and almost all (90%) of mothers were on general duty and 62% of them going to work for 6-8 hours. Almost all (91%) of mothers continued breast-feeding during working hours and 82% of the mothers were facing problems related to exclusive breastfeeding. Majority (64.4%) of them had problems going home and feeding their child during working hours whereas 48.8% of working mothers had problems with expressed breast milk, 31.11% of mothers had the expressed breast milk storing problem, 51.1% of mothers had problems of insufficient breast milk and 4.4% of mothers stated that they did not get family support during working hours. Significant association was found between going home and feeding the child and problems related to expressed breast milk with the age of the mother. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Home Economics project topics and materials you might be interested in»The effect of malnutrition in children from 1 - 5 years - a case study of Kumbotso Lga of Kano state»Challenges of exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers - case study of Jalingo local government area of Taraba state»Use of anthropometry to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among primary school children in Kumbotso local government area»Consequences of parental negative emotions on children beheviour among families in Makurdi metropolis