INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON THE COMPLIANCE OF NURSING MOTHERS TO EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING IN KARU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE
Ibrahim Tanko, PhD and Hauwa’u Muhammad Mainoma, Ph.D
Volume 2 Issue 2
Abstract
The study examines the extent of compliances of nursing mothers to exclusive breastfeeding. The study is spurred by the fact that lack of breast feed could lead to serious illness on the babies. The study population comprises all nursing mothers in Nasarawa State and the sample of the study is Karu Local Government area. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire and the statistical tool for the analysis of the data is the simple percentage. The instrument was pre-tested in order to check for its rational and logical validity. The study found that mothers do engage in exclusive breastfeeding and by extension has reduced the frequency of illness by the babies, its reveal also that educated mothers are the only one’s practicing exclusive breastfeeding while lower compliance was recorded among non-educated women. Furthermore, the study reveals that women with children and women who are married show high positive compliance to breastfeeding than women with female children and unmarried women. The study recommends that mothers should engage in complete breastfeeding for at least six months, that the Government should make exclusive breastfeeding a compulsory practice and ban the importation of artificial baby’s feeds. Finally, the study concludes by calling for an all-embracing enlightenment campaign involving chiefs, village herds, clergy (ies), teachers, parents among others on the importance and benefit of exclusive breastfeeding. Keywords: Educational Intervention, Compliance, Nursing Mothers, Exclusive Breastfeeding
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