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RES EAR CH Open Access. Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative postnatal home-based breastfeeding peer support programme in Hong Kong: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial.
RESEARCH Open Access. A mixed-methods study on the association of six-month predominant breastfeeding with socioecological factors and COVID-19 among experienced breastfeeding women in Hong Kong. John Kwan1†, Jimsyn Jia1†, Ka‐man Yip1, Hung‐kwan So1, Sophie S. F. Leung2, Patrick Ip1 and Wilfred H. S. Wong1* . Abstract. Background:
Intermittent KMC was associated with a nearly doubled increase in exclusive breast milk feeding (outcome) and breastfeeding (method) at both discharge and 42 days after discharge for late preterm infants.
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- Study Setting and Study Participants
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- Sample Size Determination and Sampling Procedure
- Sampling Techniques and Procedure
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- Pretesting of Data Collection Tools
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- Data Quality Control
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A cross-sectional comparative study was adopted for this study with one group composed of primiparous and the second group of multiparous mothers with infants 0–5 months old.
The study was carried out at the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic at Wajir County Hospital, Kenya. Wajir County is in North Eastern Kenya and is mainly inhabited by the Kenyan Somalis who have common cultural practices. The main livelihood activity among the Somalis is pastoralism. Wajir County has a poverty rate of 84.0%, almost double the n...
The dependent variable in this study was the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice among primiparous and multiparous mothers of infants 0–5 months of age determined by 24-h maternal recall. The independent variables for the study were maternal knowledge and attitudes towards EBF. Maternal knowledge was tested by 10 questions covering vario...
The calculated sample size was 280 mothers; 140 primiparous mothers and 140 multiparous mothers. The sample size was calculated using the formula by Cochran [28, 29]. The proportion of the target population estimated to be exclusively breastfeeding nationally was 32% based on the most recent national rate at the time of the study . The sample size ...
A systematic random sampling procedure was used for the study. The average number of mothers with infants 0–5 months of age that visited the MCH clinic daily at Wajir district hospital was thirty (30), as reported by the health staff at the MCH clinic. The sampling interval was determined by dividing the average number of mothers (30) that visited ...
A researcher-administered structured questionnaire with both closed and open ended questions were used to collect data. The questionnaire solicited data on: maternal demographic and socioeconomic characteristics; maternal knowledge, attitudes and practices on breastfeeding; sources of breastfeeding information; and infant feeding practices. Informa...
The questionnaire was pretested for clarity, validity and reliability at Wajir County Hospital on a sample size of 28 participants (slightly over 10% of the study sample size) after which the necessary adjustments and modifications were made to the tool before being used for the actual study. The participants for the pretest did not participate in ...
The researcher and research assistants administered the questionnaire to the sampled mothers in a one-time face to face interview with each study participant at the MCH clinic at the hospital. The interviews were conducted in a private and quiet room at the MCH, Wajir County Hospital. The data collection took place from June to July 2014. Informed ...
Three enumerators (data collectors) with a minimum of a Diploma in Health or Nutrition qualification were recruited from those residing in the study area, and who speak Somali (the local language) and Kiswahili (the national language) fluently. The enumerators also had previous experience in survey data collection. The enumerators underwent a 2 day...
The data was checked, cleaned and coded and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. Descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation) were used to describe maternal demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, prevalence of EBF, knowledge, attitudes and practice of EBF. A t-test wa...
International Breastfeeding Journal 2022 1787 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00533-1. RESEARCH Open Access. Supporting factors and structural barriers in the continuity of breastfeeding in the hospital workplace. Paveewan Jiravisitkul1* , Saraiorn Thonginnetra1, Naruporn Kasemlawan1 and Thitiphong Suntharayuth2. Abstract. Background:
In the short term, breastfeeding re-duces maternal bleeding and stress after delivery, facili-tates positive metabolic changes and postpartum weight loss, and delays ovulation.
Abstract. Background: The increasing numbers of women in the workforce is an inevitable trend in China. More and more employed women stop breastfeeding because of working stressors. Many mothers, however, overcome the chal-lenges and insist on breastfeeding after returning to work.
