IJAR - Indian Journal of Applied Research

Dr. Abhay Srivastava; Dr. Kanchan Gawande

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

Qualitative Exploration of Exclusive Breast Feeding Practices among Mothers in Rural Area of Thane District of Maharashtra.

Dr. Abhay Srivastava, Dr. Kanchan Gawande

Abstract :

Background:An exclusively eastfed baby has substantially lower risk of death from pneumonia or diarrhoea than one who has not. There is need to identify specific problem related to east feeding in rural community. Objective: The present study was conducted to find opinion regarding exclusive east feeding among mothers in rural area. Methods: A focus group discussion study was conducted among mothers with child less than 2 years of age after taking informed consent. Qualitative information was collected regarding exclusive east feeding. Results: Not getting privacy at home for east feeding, or busy in their household works are most common problem faced by mothers interfering with east feeding. Mothers used “Aaichedudh”, “Maakadudh”, for east feeding while “fakt”, “sirf”, ‘keval” for exclusive east feeding. Conclusion: Analysis of FGD was helpful in understanding local term and definition of east feeding which were utilized in prepå the training module for positive deviance.