Browsing School of Public Health (Public-Health) Collections by Subject "Breastfeeding"
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Breastfeeding practice and associated factors among infants 1-11 months born to HIV positive mothers attending postnatal care at Nsambya Hospital
(Makerere University, 2017-01)Introduction: Breastfeeding practice significantly reduces the risk of malnutrition and infectious diseases especially in the first year of life. Although the HIV pandemic has hindered breastfeeding, WHO recommends it ... -
Factors associated with complementary feeding practices among children aged 6 – 23 months in Pader District
(Makerere University, 2014-11)Introduction: Infant and young child feeding has been known to compromise the health of children among which complementary feeding plays a major part. Even communities that have performed adequately in breast feeding have ... -
Factors associated with uptake of recommended infant and young child feeding guidelines by caretakers accessing outpatient child health services from health facilities in Kawempe Division, Kampala District: A cross sectional study
(Makerere University, 2014-11-19)Introduction: Exclusive breast feeding for the first 6months, continued breast feeding for 2 years and appropriate complementary feeding can reduce child mortality by over 13%. Though millennium development goals were set ... -
Factors influencing infant and young child feeding practices among children 0- 24 months in Nakivale Refugee Settlement Isingiro District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2014-11)Worldwide, suboptimal breastfeeding still accounts for deaths of 1.4 million children aged less than five years. Most refugee assessments do not collect data on factors affecting Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) ... -
Perceptions and acceptability of the use of donated breast milk among mothers, fathers and health workers in selected hospitals in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Background: Breast milk is regarded as a gold standard for optimal nutrition of a child below two years. Unfortunately, some infants don't have access to their mother's milk. Strategies to improve and promote access to ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-exposed infants (from birth to week 26) in Kampala City and Mukono District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)The stagnant HIV prevalence among adults has resulted in an increase in the number of HIV- exposed infants, many of whom are uninfected. Increasingly, it is acknowledged that these infants are at greater risk of childhood ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with non-exclusive breastfeeding with in the first 6 months among mothers of infants aged 6-12 months in Kinawataka slum, Nakawa division, Kampala district
(Makerere University, 2023-12)Introduction: Breastfeeding provides ideal nourishment for proper infant growth and development and has a unique biological and emotional influence on the health of both mother and child. Despite the known benefits of ...