Breastfeeding methods among teachers at the female training and education institutions in the Municipality of Yopougon
Keywords:
Breastfeeding method, female civil servant, Ivory Coast, YopougonAbstract
Breastfeeding is a mode of infant nutrition that must be prioritized to promote the proper growth of the baby as well as its health. With modernization, women work more and more and are often forced to abandon their babies for work. It is therefore necessary to identify the factors that promote changes in breastfeeding patterns among employed women. This research aims to determine the factors that modify breastfeeding patterns among women in the commune of Yopougon, working in women's socio-educational centers. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the form of a questionnaire survey in the four Women's Training and Education Institutions in Yopougon (city of Abidjan). It showed that before obtaining a stable civil servant job, 83,72% of the women surveyed adopted the exclusive breastfeeding mode. This proportion decreased to 16.3% after obtaining a civil servant job. The main obstacles to the practice of exclusive breastfeeding by these women are the distance between the place of residence and the place of work, and the insufficient duration of maternity leave. It is important to set up breastfeeding areas and facilitate the transport of women with their babies from home to the place of work for the continuity of exclusive breastfeeding.
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