Assessment of weaning practices among nursing mothers in Ateba basic health center Okene local government area of Kogi state Department: Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 6630 Rating: (5.0) votes: 3Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractWeaning begins from the moment supplementary food is started and continues until the child is taken off the breast completely. Breast milk alone is not able to provide a sufficient amount of all the nutrients needed to maintain growth after 6 months. The complementary food includes usually cow’s milk, fruit juice, soft cooked rice, pap and vegetables. Weaning food should be carefully chosen to complement the nutritional needs of the baby, promote appropriate nutrient intake and maintain growth. This study assessed the knowledge and weaning practices of mothers/caregivers at Ateba community health center. This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving mothers/ caregivers attended to by the primary health care (PHC) workers at a large community Health center in Okene Local government. Respondents were systematically selected until a desired sample size of 200 is achieved. A face to face questionnaire was used to collect data on demography, knowledge and response to weaning practices from the participants. The data collected were analyzed with SPSS version 25 by using descriptive statistics involving frequency count, percentages and graph. The main outcome measures were level of weaning knowledge and common weaning food and practices. The finding reveals that 52.5% have the highest proportion of age that fall between 26 and 35 years. The analysis also implies that 100% of the mothers were married and the majority of the respondent are Ebira's 87.5%. The study found that mothers in the sample were well informed and have good knowledge about weaning (100%). Also, this study also showed that slightly above average 53.3% uses cup and spoon for their weaning practices while about 11.5% of the sample still force feed their child due to food rejection and virtually all the respondent uses Pap& soya milk (Eko) in weaning their babies....Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state»Attitude and practice of mothers towards exclusive breast feeding in selected markets in Ilorin metropolis