Sarita Dhakal|Tae Ho Lee|Eun Woo Nam
Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Its Association among Mothers of under 5 Children in Kwango District, DR Congo
Yonsei University|Yonsei University|Yonsei University
benefit breastfeeding wellestablished comparison partial breast feeding exclusive breastfeeding even benefits aim study identify factors associated breastfeeding exclusivity first 6 months life order better target public health interventions community towards healthier infant nutrition address child mortality population crosssectional survey among 1145 random households conducted kwango district democratic republic congo drc 2 november 2015 13 november 2015 women reproductive age 1549 years less 5 years old child selected study chisquared test bivariate multivariate analyses performed using spss major finding study 492 mothers exclusively breastfeeding children marital status literacy place delivery knowledge exclusive breastfeeding access radio key indicators exclusive breastfeeding exclusive breastfeeding rate almost equivalent national prevalence rate drc providing adequate knowledge raise awareness exclusive breast feeding increase involvement health care providers enhancing knowledge antenatal care delivery postnatal care best approaches increase exclusive breastfeeding practice