Exploring infant and young child‐feeding practices among mothers of well‐nourished children in northern Ghana: An <scp>INPreP</scp> substudy-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Exploring infant and young child‐feeding practices among mothers of well‐nourished children in northern Ghana: An INPreP substudy

Published:2023-11-20 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2048-7177
Container-title:Food Science & Nutrition
language:en
Short-container-title:Food Science & Nutrition

Author:

Dambayi Edith¹²^ORCID,Nakua Emmanuel²,Aborigo Raymond A.¹,Chatio Samuel T.¹^ORCID,Dalaba Maxwell A.¹³^ORCID,Sekwo Enos¹,Adoctor James K.¹,Ofosu Winfred⁴,Oduro Abraham R.¹⁵^ORCID,Nonterah Engelbert A.¹⁶^ORCID,

Affiliation:

1. Navrongo Health Research Centre, Social Science Department Ghana Health Service Navrongo Ghana

2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi Ghana

3. Institute of Health Research University of Health and Allied Sciences Ho Ghana

4. Upper East Regional Health Directorate Ghana Health Service, PMB Bolgatanga Ghana

5. Research and Development Division Ghana Health Service Accra Ghana

6. Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Primary Care and Health Sciences University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University Utrecht The Netherlands

Abstract

AbstractThis study investigated infant and young child‐feeding (IYCF) practices among mothers of well‐nourished children in northern Ghana. This was a qualitative study where in‐depth individual interviews were conducted with participants. The interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and QSR Nvivo software version 11 was used to organize the data before thematic analysis. It was observed that mothers of well‐nourished children were likely to adhere to breastfeeding guidelines and also practice appropriate complementary feeding. Furthermore, these mothers mostly had some form of support from their husbands and mother‐in‐laws in feeding their infants. While adoption and adherence to appropriate IYCF practices contribute to improved nutrition outcomes in children, social support systems are needed to sustain the practice.

Funder

University of Kentucky

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Food Science

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/fsn3.3800

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