• J Trop Med Hyg · Dec 1987

    Comparative Study

    A study of the pattern of breast feeding in Ibadan, Nigeria.

    • K Osinusi.
    • Institute of Child Health, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
    • J Trop Med Hyg. 1987 Dec 1; 90 (6): 325-7.

    AbstractThe patterns of breast feeding and the effect of health education on the practice among three groups of women, namely a rural poor group, an urban poor group and an urban elite group were studied. Although the rural poor had the least knowledge about the advantages of breast feeding, the median duration of breast feeding was longest in this group and only 32% of them had introduced supplementary feeds by the end of the first month. Health education did not appear to be a critical factor in motivating these mothers to feed their children the right way. Rather, socio-economic factors particularly poverty appeared to be the compelling factor with regards to duration of breast feeding and time of introduction of supplementary feeds.

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