Evaluation of cultural and maternal practices about exclusive breastfeeding among mothers with children aged 0 – 6 months in kiamabundu location Kisii County, Kenya
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is recommended for healthlygrowth and development of children. It has been widely demonstrated that breastfeeding reduces risk to several infections and non-comunicable diseases. As a result the WHO recommend exclusive breastfeeding for up to 6 months but it is poorly understood how cultural and maternal practices influence the exclusive breastfeeding. This study assessed how the cultural and maternal practices influence of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers with children aged 0 – 6 months in Kiamabundu Location Kisii County.