Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang

INTRODUCTION: It is well recognized that breast milk give many benefits to the infants. The best nutrition for early months of growth for normal infants is exclusive. Almost all reasons that have been documented for discontinuance of breast milk are perception of insufficient production of milk. In...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Ghani, Radiah, Abdul Rahim, Nurshuhaida, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	RB Pathology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40682/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40682/1/knowledge_and_practice_of_galactogoues.pdf

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spelling	iium-406822017-06-15T07:54:04Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40682/ Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang Abdul Ghani, Radiah Abdul Rahim, Nurshuhaida A. Rahman, Nor Azlina RB Pathology INTRODUCTION: It is well recognized that breast milk give many benefits to the infants. The best nutrition for early months of growth for normal infants is exclusive. Almost all reasons that have been documented for discontinuance of breast milk are perception of insufficient production of milk. In order to increase the amount of milk, mothers take an effort to take supplement, known as galactogogues which been claimed to increase quality and quantity of breast milk. However, the exact effect of galactogogues is still questionable. This study aims to determine the association between the effects of galactogogues on milk production and socio-demographic data, period of breastfeeding, practice of complementary breastfeeding or exclusive breastfeeding, problem during breastfeeding and frequency of consumption. Besides that, this study also aims to identify the prevalence of most preferred type of galactogogues consumption among mothers in Kuantan, Pahang. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study and 120 respondents were selected by using purposive sampling. The questionnaire forms were distributed among mothers in Kuantan. The questionnaires consist of 61 questions which divided into four sections. Chi-square test was used to determine the association between effect of galactogogues on milk production and socio-demographic data and parameter in breastfeeding among mothers in Kuantan. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The result showed that there was a significant association between effect of galactogogues consumption on milk production and period of breastfeed, inadequate breast milk supply and frequency of consumption. Food was most significantly preferred as compared to herb and drug. There was a significant association between knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, knowledge of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan was good and the practice was prevalent among them. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40682/1/knowledge_and_practice_of_galactogoues.pdf Abdul Ghani, Radiah and Abdul Rahim, Nurshuhaida and A. Rahman, Nor Azlina (2014) Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang. In: K.A.H.S. Research Week 2014, 17-21 Nov. 2014, KAHS IIUM, Kuantan, Pahang.
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spellingShingle	RB Pathology Abdul Ghani, Radiah Abdul Rahim, Nurshuhaida A. Rahman, Nor Azlina Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang
description	INTRODUCTION: It is well recognized that breast milk give many benefits to the infants. The best nutrition for early months of growth for normal infants is exclusive. Almost all reasons that have been documented for discontinuance of breast milk are perception of insufficient production of milk. In order to increase the amount of milk, mothers take an effort to take supplement, known as galactogogues which been claimed to increase quality and quantity of breast milk. However, the exact effect of galactogogues is still questionable. This study aims to determine the association between the effects of galactogogues on milk production and socio-demographic data, period of breastfeeding, practice of complementary breastfeeding or exclusive breastfeeding, problem during breastfeeding and frequency of consumption. Besides that, this study also aims to identify the prevalence of most preferred type of galactogogues consumption among mothers in Kuantan, Pahang. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study and 120 respondents were selected by using purposive sampling. The questionnaire forms were distributed among mothers in Kuantan. The questionnaires consist of 61 questions which divided into four sections. Chi-square test was used to determine the association between effect of galactogogues on milk production and socio-demographic data and parameter in breastfeeding among mothers in Kuantan. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The result showed that there was a significant association between effect of galactogogues consumption on milk production and period of breastfeed, inadequate breast milk supply and frequency of consumption. Food was most significantly preferred as compared to herb and drug. There was a significant association between knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, knowledge of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan was good and the practice was prevalent among them.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Ghani, Radiah Abdul Rahim, Nurshuhaida A. Rahman, Nor Azlina
author_facet	Abdul Ghani, Radiah Abdul Rahim, Nurshuhaida A. Rahman, Nor Azlina
author_sort	Abdul Ghani, Radiah
title	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang
title_short	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang
title_full	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang
title_fullStr	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Pahang
title_sort	knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in pahang
publishDate	2014
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