Beeast Feeding Practices among Factory Warking Mothers in Akaki
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1986-10
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Addis Abeba Universty
Abstract
A crcss sectionco,l study on p~'::;c Hces of ureastfeeding has
been carried out from July 11 to July 30, 1906 in !)kald J3eseka.
All mothers 'Iho hnve children ° - 2,\ !:tonths .in ilknki 'T€xtile factory (
and house\1i yes 'vho have chj.ldren of t he same age group \<Iere sel ected
randomly .in order to determine; the pr evalence ann dur 2.tion of breastfeeding
among the two groups . Th& r88ul t of the sturly indica ted
that prewilence of breastfaeding ::;monlS factory HorkinG mothers " as
77 . 79)~ and th2.t of house>rives 91. 71 .:;, . The mean duration of
breastfeeiling af!lone the st:lc1y population \vas also determined .
rrhe prevalence and duration of breastfGedin~ were lOHer among factory
working mothers than among housewives . ·The differences were signific::
mt both for the in·(,valence and duration of br8?stfeeding. The
study findini~s >lill help to understand some of proolems related to
bre~stfeec1ing practices ~nd may hel::: ili .' ~~::li:.-'LC ~:l:proprii1.te prog-
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r aOr!l8S by concerned 6:0vernrnent or. '"'.nis. ·~io!1s to increase prevalence
and duration of ore'"stfeed i ng •