%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Alawale, Ayinde Abayomi O | Olugbenga Asaolu | Olubukola %D 2022 %J CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES %K Birth Exclusive Practices breastfeeding order %T Birth Orderand Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers with Two or More Children %U https://cajmns.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJMNS/article/view/641 %X This study aimed to determine the association between birth order and exclusive breastfeeding practices in families with two or more children. Four null hypotheses were tested for the study. The research design used was a cross-sectional design. A sample size of 288 mothers with two or more children attending Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Yemetu were selected using a systematic random sampling and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, birth history, knowledge and practice of breastfeeding. Chi-square test was used for bivariate analyses to test the significance of the association between categorical variables and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of exclusive breastfeeding. The level of of significance was at 5%. The mean age of mothers was 30.4 years (SD 4.4 years) while the mean age of the children was 56.0 months (SD 41.1 months). Exclusive breastfeeding was higher among the second and third children compared to the first, fourth and fifth children. However, on logistic regression, the differences were not significant. Mothers with three children were about three times more likely to have exclusively breastfed their children compared to mothers with four/five children (OR=2.168. 95%CI= 1.307-3.596). Mothers from other ethnic group different from Yoruba were significantly less likely to breastfeed exclusively than those who were Yoruba (OR=0.515, 95% CI=0.254-1.046).

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {This study aimed to determine the association between birth order and exclusive breastfeeding practices in families with two or more children. Four null hypotheses were tested for the study. The research design used was a cross-sectional design. A sample size of 288 mothers with two or more children attending Adeoyo Maternity Hospital, Yemetu were selected using a systematic random sampling and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic characteristics, birth history, knowledge and practice of breastfeeding. Chi-square test was used for bivariate analyses to test the significance of the association between categorical variables and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of exclusive breastfeeding. The level of of significance was at 5%. The mean age of mothers was 30.4 years (SD 4.4 years) while the mean age of the children was 56.0 months (SD 41.1 months). Exclusive breastfeeding was higher among the second and third children compared to the first, fourth and fifth children. However, on logistic regression, the differences were not significant. Mothers with three children were about three times more likely to have exclusively breastfed their children compared to mothers with four/five children (OR=2.168. 95%CI= 1.307-3.596). Mothers from other ethnic group different from Yoruba were significantly less likely to breastfeed exclusively than those who were Yoruba (OR=0.515, 95% CI=0.254-1.046).}, added-at = {2022-08-15T13:08:49.000+0200}, author = {Alawale, Ayinde Abayomi O | Olugbenga Asaolu | Olubukola}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26100a4488e2cc2211dd4eae2aa46cc7b/centralasian_20}, interhash = {4f55fd5ee6a7ca769a78cccedba15847}, intrahash = {6100a4488e2cc2211dd4eae2aa46cc7b}, journal = {CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES}, keywords = {Birth Exclusive Practices breastfeeding order}, timestamp = {2022-08-15T13:08:49.000+0200}, title = {Birth Orderand Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers with Two or More Children }, url = {https://cajmns.centralasianstudies.org/index.php/CAJMNS/article/view/641}, year = 2022 }