Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Fatma Saidi Ali

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Exclusive Breastfeeding and its Predictors among Mothers in Micheweni, Chake-Chake and North ‘A’ districts, Zanzibar
  Author(s): Ahmed Gharib Khamis, Ali Mohammed Omar, Suleiman Atik Suleiman and Fatma Saidi AliAhmed Gharib Khamis, Ali Mohammed Omar, Suleiman Atik Suleiman and Fatma Saidi Ali
  
  Objective: Generally, child’s feeding practices especially exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is affected by individual, social, cultural, and health services related factors. Planning, implementation and evaluation of programs to promote Infant and Young child’s Feeding (IYCF) require detailed current information about these factors. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of EBF and identify factors that predicted EBF among mothers in Micheweni, Chake-Chake, and North ‘A’ districts in Zanzibar. Methods: This is a community based cross-sectional study conducted among 303 mother-infant pairs aged up to 6 months. Standardised questionnaire was used to record infant’s characteristics including age, gender, and place of delivery. Mothers were interviewed about their current breastfeeding practices, their knowledge r.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-7214.1000259

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