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TITLE:

PRACTICE OF CHILD WEANING AMONG WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA

AUTHORS:

Khalid Ali Alsharif, Hamis Saud Al-Alhareth, Abdullghany Dowaikh, Sarah ghazzay Alotaibi, Rayan Ebrahim Sayyal, Ebraheem Samir Hesamudin, Daniah Abdulrazaq Alnemari, Abdulrahman Moh’d Alghamdi, Abrar Ahmed Zainalden, Duaa Abdullah Aiash, Areej Mohammed Babatin

ABSTRACT:

Background: Breastfeeding has generally considered by health professionals as the ideal feeding practice for infants. It is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients needs for healthy growth and development. The World Health Organization (WHO) and other international health bodies have recommended exclusive breastfeeding for six months after birth. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 845 of studied mothers, KSA, aiming to assess the practice of child weaning among Saudi females. Pre-designed questionnaires were filled by participants and data was entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA) version 23. Descriptive statistics were performed. Percentages were given for qualitative variables. The determinant factors were determined using the Chi-square test. P-value was considered significant if P < 0.05. Results: The study results show that more than half of them 52.1% were 25-35 years old, the majority 67.8% was university or more education. The majority of cases reported mixed feeding by 60.4%, absolute breastfeeding in the first 6 months reported in 34.6% of cases. 44.1% of mother reported 4-6 months as a period of breastfeeding The majority (30.9%) reported difficulty of breastfeeding during working hours as a cause of abstinence from breastfeeding. Conclusion: It was concluded that 34.6% of mothers had absolute breastfeeding in the first 6 months and the most common causes of stoppage from breastfeeding were the difficulty of breastfeeding during working hours and missing of support with correlation with mother’s age group and work.

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