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Analyse des facteurs influençant l’adoption et le maintien de l’allaitement maternel exclusif dans la commune d’Aplahoué en 2020
Analysis of the factors influencing the adoption and continuation of exclusive breastfeeding in the municipality of Aplahoué in 2020

Bénin Médical; (71), 2025
Introduction : l’allaitement maternel exclusif (AME) est le fait de donner le lait maternel au bébé sans rien d’autre jusqu’à l’âge de six mois. Il comble ses besoins nutritionnels et le protège des maladies. Mais cette pratique est de plus en plus délaissée pour diverses raisons. L’obje...

Devenir périnatal issu des grossesses rapprochées étude retrospective Marocaine

Pan Afr. med. j; 44 (NA), 2023
Introduction: déterminer les complications périnatales associées aux grossesses rapprochées. Méthodes: une étude cas-témoin rétrospective menée du 1er juin 2020 au 1er juin 2021 au centre hospitalier provincial de Settat. Au total, 670 patients ont été recrutés. Six cent trente personnes ont ...

Métodos e Estratégias de Ensino-Aprendizagem para Profissionais de Saúde
Teaching and Learning Methods and Strategies for Health Professionals

A sociedade vive em constantes mudanças, mas o processo de ensino na maioria das escolas, ainda está estruturado com metodologias de ensino deséculos passados, ou seja, usando o método tra dicional, que não consegue suprir o ensino nas escolas. Nas escolas públicas das vilas, municípios e cidades ...

Facteurs imputables aux services de santé limitant la pratique de l´allaitement exclusif dans la région du Centre au Burkina Faso: une étude transversale

PAMJ - One Health; 9 (NA), 2022
Introduction: l´organisation mondiale de la santé affirme que l´allaitement revêt une importance fondamentale pour la survie et le développement de l´enfant. Le but de la présente étude a été d´apprécier le niveau de connaissance et les attitudes du personnel soignant dans la promotion de l´...

Sociodemographic factors associated with mixed-feeding practices among a cohort of mothers with infants aged 4 - 14 weeks in Tlokwe subdistrict, North West Province, South Africa

Background. Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of an infant’s life is the recommended gold standard for infant feeding; however, mixed feeding (MF) is common in various settings. In South Africa (SA), especially in the Tlokwe subdistrict of North West...

Infant feeding knowledge and practice among HIVpositive mothers attending HIV treatment centres in Lagos

Niger. j. paediatr; 49 (1), 2022
Background: Twenty five to forty percent of children will be infected with HIV in the absence of any form of intervention which is Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT). Objectives: This study determined the infant feeding knowledge and practices among HIV positive mothers attending HIV trea...

Twenty years of prevention of mother to child HIV transmission: research to implementation at a national referral hospital in Uganda

Afr. health sci. (Online); 22 (2 Special Issue: Makerere@100), 2022
Background: Over 90% of new paediatric HIV infections are acquired through mother to child transmission. Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) research in sub-Saharan Africa informed WHO guidelines which enabled implementation of PMTCT programs globally. Objectives: To describe Makerere ...

Correlates of exclusive breast feeding among nursing mothers attending child health clinic at a general hospital in Rivers State Nigeria

Ibom Medical Journal; 15 (2), 2022
Background: Early initiation of breast feeding and feeding exclusively for six months have great implication for the survival, well-being and growth of new borne. Factors such as maternal age, occupation, religion, spouse age, spouse occupation, parity, antenatal care (ANC) attendance, mode of delivery (...

Determinants of developmental milestones among children 0- 23 months at Kabale Hospital, Uganda

Afr. j. health sci; 35 (3), 2022
BACKGROUND :Approximately 200 million children globally fail to fulfil their development potential due to malnutrition, poor health, and unstimulating environments. Children in Kabale, Uganda, may be at particularly high risk as the rate of malnutrition in the region is likely to impact development. The ...