A cross-sectional study on exclusive breastfeeding practice among lactating females attending medical college, district Jhansi (U.P)

2016-10-19T22-45-34Z
Source: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health
Swati Singh, Nitin Tiwari, Anil Kumar Malhotra.
Background: Breast milk is an unequaled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants and has a unique biological and emotional influence on the health of both mother and child. Objectives: The present study was conducted to study the exclusive breastfeeding practice among females and its association with socio-demographic variables. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on mothers attending the immunization clinic, for the period of four months between September 2015 to December 2015. The study was conducted on 400 nursing mothers, who were selected randomly using the simple random technique. Data was analyzed in SPSS 16 trial version. Chi-square test was used for comparison and statistical significance was taken at P value


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