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- Dapi Nzefa, Léonie,1971-Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA),University of Yaounde, Cameroon (author)
After giving birth to a baby, breastfeeding becomes your responsibility : Infant feeding perceptions and practices among women in Yaoundé, Bamenda and Bandja, Cameroon, Africa
- Article/chapterEnglish2018
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- 2018-04-10
- Journal Issues Limited,2018
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- LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:lnu-72017
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- https://doi.org/10.15739/irjpeh.18.007DOI
- https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-154237URI
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- The Ministry of Public Health of Cameroon advises mothers to follow the World Health Organization’s recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life and to continue breastfeeding along with appropriate complementary foods up to two years or beyond. Despite these recommendations, malnutrition due to inadequate feeding practices is still prevalent in Cameroon. Therefore, this study aims to explore infant feeding perceptions and identify factors influencing infant feeding practices in Cameroon. Forty-nine women aged 19 to 38 who had infants aged 6 days to 15 months were purposively selected from hospitals during the vaccination days and interviewed until saturation. The research tools included six qualitative group interviews, with each group comprising 6 to 10 women. The study was conducted in the rural area of Bandja and the urban areas of Yaoundé and Bamenda. Data were analysed using content analysis. In the study, breastfeeding was agreed upon as the best way to feed infants and was commonly practised for 1 to 2 years. Nevertheless, few infants were breastfed exclusively. Complementary foods were often nutritionally inadequate; many children were not given fruit, vegetables or foods of animal origin on a daily basis. Cultural beliefs, tradition, community norms and low educational and economic levels negatively influenced the implementation of appropriate infant feeding recommendations. The short duration of exclusive breastfeeding and the poor food diversity are the main problems. In response, it is necessary to strengthen the position of women, increase the period of maternal leave, introduce sustainable and practical education for both parents about breastfeeding, and provide good, local complementary foods.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Näringslära hsv//swe
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Nutrition and Dietetics hsv//eng
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Annan samhällsvetenskap Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap hsv//swe
- SOCIAL SCIENCES Other Social Sciences Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified hsv//eng
- Exclusive breastfeeding
- malnutrition
- feeding perceptions
- Cameroon
- Socialt arbete
- Social Work
- Health and Caring Sciences
- Hälsovetenskap
- Medicin
- Medicine
- Food and Nutrition
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- Ayuk, Tambe BetrandInstitute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies, Cameroon (author)
- Axberg, FridaUmeå universitet,Institutionen för kostvetenskap,Umeå University, Sweden (author)
- Lundström, LinnéaUmeå universitet,Institutionen för kostvetenskap,Umeå University, Sweden (author)
- Hörnell, Agneta,Professor,1964-Umeå universitet,Institutionen för kostvetenskap,Umeå University, Sweden(Swepub:umu)agahol02 (author)
- LinnéuniversitetetInstitutionen för socialt arbete (SA) (creator_code:org_t)
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- In:International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health: Journal Issues Limited5:3, s. 38-452360-88032360-8803
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- https://doi.org/10.15739/irjpeh.18.007
- https://umu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1270480/FULLTEXT01.pdffulltext:print
- https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-72017
- https://doi.org/10.15739/irjpeh.18.007
- https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-154237
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