SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF FAMILY AND DURATION OF BREAST FEEDING AMONG MOTHERS IN DOMA TOWN OF NASARAWA STATE.

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2012-07-26

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Department of Sociology,Nasarawa State University Keffi.

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This paper examined the duration of breastfeeding among (mafia€a) women in Doma town of Nasarawa State. It also discusses the extent to which socioeconomic status of family affect breast-feeding behavior of the respondents. A sample of three hundred and fourteen (314) women between the ages of Is years and above was used. They were randomly selected from three (different) areas, of which each represented the upper, middle and lower strata of the society. The study reveals that breast-feeding is widely practiced among women in Doma town. It in addition indicates that shorter periods of breastfeeding are associated with higher level of education, higher level of socioeconomic status of the respondents and monogamous marital status especially among young women. In order to prevent a decline in the breast-feeding duration among women in the study area in particular and Nigeria in general, recommendations are suggested.

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