ABSTRACT
Breast-feeding lays the foundation for healthy growth and child development.
Despite the documented benefits of exclusively breast-feeding, studies have found
that several predictors influence the duration of breast-feeding and few researches
have assessed the predictors of exclusive breast-feeding among women informal
employment in Kenya. The objective of this study was to determine the predictors of
exclusive breast-feeding among mothers in formal employment attending child
welfare clinic at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital
(JOOTRH). Descriptive analytical cross-sectional design was used in the study.
Three hundred and ninety-one (391) women in formal employment with infants aged
one year and below were purposively sampled. Fifty-one (51%) of the women in
formal employment were practicing EBF. The study identified three elements as
predictors of EBF; respondents who were more knowledgeable on the benefits of
EBF to the mother (aOR=3.22, 95% CI [1.63-6.35], p-0.001) were 3 times more
likely to EBF while those who delivered in public hospitals (aOR=12.48, 95%CI
[1.46-10.7], p-0.021) were 12 times more likely to EBF than those that delivered in
private hospitals. The study also revealed that women who were more
knowledgeable on risks of failure to EBF their babies had higher odds of EBF
(aOR=4.10, 95% CI [2.07-8.12], p
Moraa, D (2021). Predictors Of Exclusive Breast-Feeding Among Women In Formal Employment Attending Child Welfare Clinic At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching And Referral Hospital. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/predictors-of-exclusive-breast-feeding-among-women-in-formal-employment-attending-child-welfare-clinic-at-jaramogi-oginga-odinga-teaching-and-referral-hospital
Moraa, Damaris "Predictors Of Exclusive Breast-Feeding Among Women In Formal Employment Attending Child Welfare Clinic At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching And Referral Hospital" Afribary. Afribary, 08 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/predictors-of-exclusive-breast-feeding-among-women-in-formal-employment-attending-child-welfare-clinic-at-jaramogi-oginga-odinga-teaching-and-referral-hospital. Accessed 04 May. 2024.
Moraa, Damaris . "Predictors Of Exclusive Breast-Feeding Among Women In Formal Employment Attending Child Welfare Clinic At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching And Referral Hospital". Afribary, Afribary, 08 May. 2021. Web. 04 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/predictors-of-exclusive-breast-feeding-among-women-in-formal-employment-attending-child-welfare-clinic-at-jaramogi-oginga-odinga-teaching-and-referral-hospital >.
Moraa, Damaris . "Predictors Of Exclusive Breast-Feeding Among Women In Formal Employment Attending Child Welfare Clinic At Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching And Referral Hospital" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 04, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/predictors-of-exclusive-breast-feeding-among-women-in-formal-employment-attending-child-welfare-clinic-at-jaramogi-oginga-odinga-teaching-and-referral-hospital