Attitude of female staff toward infant and young child feeding practice particularly exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding Department:Nutrition and Dietetics By: captainonuh1414 Project ID: 6320 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe study is on the attitude of female staff towards infant and young child feeding practices (particularly exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding) in Hassan Usman Polytechnic Katsina State. The objectives of the study were to observe the attitude of female Staff towards infant and young child feeding practice particularly exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding, to find out the problems associated with failure to practice exclusive breastfeeding, to examine the problem associated with failure to start complementary feeding in an appropriate time and to identify the problems which hinder the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among female Staff in Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic. The design used was cross-sectional research design, the sample method used was random sampling method of data was collected through the use of questionnaire and the target population was the female Staff including the teaching female staff of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic Katsina. The findings show that the age of the respondents, 42.5% ranged 20-30, 40% ranged 30-40, 17.5% ranged 40-50 respectively, the tribe of the female Staff 57.5% represents Hausa/Fulani, 5% represents Yoruba and 37.5% represents others. It is also reveals that 90% of the female Staff practice exclusive breastfeeding and also shows that 87.5% of female staff breastfeed their child immediately after birth, 100% of female Staff give complementary foods, 52.5% of female Staff start complementary foods after six months. The provision of crèches at the workplace will reduce the distance between infants and their mothers and subsequently increase the level of breastfeeding. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Nutrition and Dietetics project topics and materials you might be interested in»Health and nutritional problems associated with food allergy in Doko Lavun Lga Niger state»Nutritional status and energy drinking consumption pattern of undergraduate students in tertiary institution of Osun state»Assessment of factors leading to malnutrition among children 0 - 5 years - case study of Nasarawa Lga, Kano state»Body mass index (BMI) and feeding pattern of students of school of business administration and management (SBAM) Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger state»Effect of cigarette smoking on the health status of youths in Nigeria»Knowledge attitude and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Dokodza Bida, Niger state»Complementary feeding and hygiene practice among caregivers in Wadata ward Bida, Niger state»Evaluation of the mineral content, anti-nutritional factors and functional properties of the complementary food produced from some food using rice, carrot, and soybeans flour blends as case study»The role of breast feeding in the growth and development of a child - case study of Zing local government area»Knowledge attitude and consumption of alcoholic beverages among male students of college of administration and business studies, Bida, Niger state»Comparative study of nutrient profile of grasshopper and cricket»Attitude of female staff toward infant and young child feeding practice particularly exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding»Nutritional knowledge, dietary practice, nutritional status of pregnant women attending Turai hospital, Katsina»Occupational stress, coping strategies, nutritional and dietary assessment of some selected bank staff in Osogbo - case study of First Bank plc, Access Bank, and Guarantee Trust Bank»Assessment of mothers knowledge, attitude and practice regarding childhood vaccination during the first five years of life in Comprehensive Primary Health Care Kofar Kaura, Katsina