Résumé
Objective: To determine the prevalence of exclusive breast feeding in working women and to identify thej factors effecting exclusive breast feeding in working women
Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Faisalabad city within a period of six months from! June 2016 to December 2016. Working women of age 18 to 45 years, working as doctors, teachers, nurses! and bankers in public [government] setup were included. The data was collected using interview method? by pre-structured questionnaire. Multi-variable logistic regression model was developed considering EBF practice as dependent and the significant independent variables. Results were reported as Crude Odds! Ratio [COR] or Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] with 95% Confidence Intervals [CIs]
Results: Prevalence of exclusive breast feeding [EBF] was 166 [41.5%]. EFB practice was significantly less in doctors and bankers as compared to nurses and teachers [p-value <0.001 ]. Women working as nurses and j teachers, having one or two children and short working hours had higher prevalence of exclusive breast j feeding. Women having prior knowledge about EBF; training of EBF and women who had previously heard j about EBF had five time higher rate of breast feeding. Women having knowledge of colostrum had three j times higher EBF practice [odds ratio: 3.02 [1 .86-4.91 ]]. Women having knowledge about hazards of bottle ! feeding had 12.7 times higher prevalence of EBF [odds ratio: 12.72 [5. 70-28. 38]]. Those who knew about expression of breast milk had three times higher prevalence of EBF [odds ratio: 3.0 [1.98-4.55]]. Mothers working in organizations that support EBF had 4.1 times higher prevalence of EBF [odds ratio: 4.1 [2.67-6.21 ]]. And proper training of mothers about correct expression technique of breast milk had 12 time [odds ratio: 11.06 [4.97-19.13]] Mgher prevalence of EBF
Conclusion; Lon% working hours, baakm% profession, facxvily icicome ajid tack of proper exclusive breast feeding are responsible for non-EBF practice ia working wocxxea. Proper Kcxowledie and awareness about exclusive breastfeediaeaad provision of facilities for exclusive breastfeeding