[HTML][HTML] Beliefs and norms influencing initiation and sustenance of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences of mothers in primary health care facilities in ermelo, South …

P Modjadji, ES Seabela, B Ntuli, S Madiba - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is not a norm in many communities in South Africa despite the
World Health Organizations' recommendations for EBF in the first six months of infant's life …

Barriers to and facilitators of adherence to exclusive breastfeeding practices among HIV infected and non-infected women in Jos, Nigeria

B Coetzee, M Tomlinson, S Osawe, A Amibiku… - Maternal and child …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Objectives In Nigeria adherence to exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practices is
currently suboptimal and a better understanding of the factors affecting adherence to EBF is …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to exclusive breastfeeding for mothers in tswelopele municipality, free state province, South Africa: a qualitative study

SR Quebu, D Murray, UB Okafor - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite the numerous advantages of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), the practice remains
infrequently adopted in certain countries and is also associated with context-specific …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and enablers to exclusive breastfeeding by mothers in Polokwane, South Africa

MS Makwela, RG Mashaba, CB Ntimana… - Frontiers in global …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for six months, with the introduction of
appropriate complementary feeding thereafter, and breastfeeding continuing for up to 2 …

Challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending the child welfare clinic at a regional hospital in Ghana: a descriptive cross-sectional …

AKA Diji, V Bam, E Asante, AY Lomotey, S Yeboah… - 2017 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Background: The challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) have been
examined in many parts of the world. Considering the socio-cultural dynamics and the few …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending the child welfare clinic at a regional hospital in Ghana: a descriptive cross …

AKA Diji, V Bam, E Asante, AY Lomotey… - International …, 2016 - Springer
Background The challenges and predictors of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) have been
examined in many parts of the world. Considering the socio-cultural dynamics and the few …

[HTML][HTML] Realities and challenges of breastfeeding policy in the context of HIV: a qualitative study on community perspectives on facilitators and barriers related to …

BM Samburu, J Kimiywe, SL Young… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Background Although recent policies have sought to increase the rates of exclusive
breastfeeding (EBF) and continued breastfeeding for HIV exposed infants, few programs …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial barriers and enablers of exclusive breastfeeding: lived experiences of mothers in low-income townships, North West Province, South Africa

C Witten, N Claasen, HS Kruger, A Coutsoudis… - International …, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite national efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), South
Africa's EBF rate is only 32%. The aim of this study was to examine the rate of EBF …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and health care workers' perspectives on exclusive breastfeeding in the context of maternal HIV infection, in Busia county, western Kenya: a mixed …

EC Nabakwe, O Egesah… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding (EBF)
for 6 months with maternal active antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent mother-to-child …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers of infants aged 6 to 12 months in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe

PT Mundagowa, EM Chadambuka… - International …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2016, 98% of children in Zimbabwe received breastmilk, however
only 40% of babies under six months were exclusively breastfed 24 h prior to data collection …