DETERMINANTS OF BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN
| dc.contributor.author | LUBWAMA MARK | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-10-14T15:12:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-10-14T15:12:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT The study evaluated the Breastfeeding Program at Mummy Foundation to better understand “Determinants of Breastfeeding Practices among Mothers with Children at Mummy Foundation”. The study population were the mothers with children at the organization of Mummy Foundation. The objectives. To suggest possible strategies that can improve the breastfeeding practices of mothers, To describe the available breastfeeding practices among mothers, To evaluate the effectiveness of the Breastfeeding Program on the mothers’ breastfeeding practices and To better understand the possible strategies that can improve breastfeeding practices among mothers. The study adopted an evaluative design and data was collected through a content analysis method that emphasized the utilization of secondary information. Findings. Mothers were still not breastfeeding the babies for the first six months as suggested by the World Health Organization and feeding babies through baby bottles. The possible strategies suggested were the establishment of risk-focused protection systems of social work, investing in breastfeeding programs, financial support to breastfeeding mothers, and establishing counselling intervention among others. Conclusion. The organization and the institutions that work with mothers need to engage more Social workers | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/1846 | |
| dc.title | DETERMINANTS OF BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN |