Barriers to infant and child-feeding practices: a qualitative study of primary caregivers in Rural Uganda
| Autor: | Joyce, Nankumbi, Joshua K, Muliira |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Rural Population Infant-feeding Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Malnutrition Infant Newborn Infant Feeding Behavior Focus Groups Qualitative methods Original Papers Feeding practices Young Adult Primary caregivers Caregivers Socioeconomic Factors Humans Female Uganda Rural area Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Nutrition |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition |
| ISSN: | 1606-0997 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers to the use of appropriate infant and young child-feeding practices by primary caregivers living in a rural Ugandan district. A community-based qualitative design and focus group discussions were used for collecting data from primary caregivers of children aged 0 to 24 month(s). On an average, each of the four focus group discussions had 11 participants. The focus group discussions were conducted using a structured interview guide and were tape-recorded. The recorded data were later transcribed and analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis techniques. All the participants were females, and the majority had low levels of education and at least one child in the age-group of 0-24 month(s) in their household. The findings show that the main barriers to the use of appropriate infant and young child-feeding practices fall under four themes: caregiver's knowledge about breastfeeding, caregiver's knowledge about complimentary feeding, influence of culture custodians on the caregivers, and patterns and burden of other responsibilities the caregivers have in the household. The four categories of barriers imply that there are various missed opportunities to implement hospital and community-based interventions to improve infant and young child-feeding practices, which is one way of preventing malnutrition. Therefore, in rural areas of Uganda, the major factors responsible for the high prevalence of malnutrition among infants and children are still those related to knowledge, culture, and social status of the primary caregivers. |
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