Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang

It is well recognize that breast milk give many benefits to the infants. The best nutrition for early months of growth for normal infants is exclusive breastfeeding as suggested by World Health Organization (WHO). Almost all reasons that have been documented for discontinuance of breast milk are per...

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Main Authors:	Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada, Abdul Rahim, Norshuhaida, Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya, Abdul Ghani, Radiah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Zes Rokman Resources 2019
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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spelling	iium-745052019-09-30T07:26:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74505/ Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada Abdul Rahim, Norshuhaida Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya Abdul Ghani, Radiah RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine It is well recognize that breast milk give many benefits to the infants. The best nutrition for early months of growth for normal infants is exclusive breastfeeding as suggested by World Health Organization (WHO). 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, many breastfeeding 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. This is a cross-sectional study and 120 respondents were selected by using purposive sampling. The result showed 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 (p<0.01). Food intake was the most significantly preferred as compared to herb and drug (p<0.01). There was a significant association between knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan (p <0.05). In conclusion, knowledge of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan was good and the practice was prevalent among them. Zes Rokman Resources 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74505/1/PAPER%20SYUHAIDA%20BF%202019.pdf Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada and Abdul Rahim, Norshuhaida and Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya and Abdul Ghani, Radiah (2019) Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang. International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, Elderly And Disabled, 7. pp. 38-44. E-ISSN 0128-309X) https://www.ijcwed.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IJCWED7_020.pdf
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada Abdul Rahim, Norshuhaida Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya Abdul Ghani, Radiah Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang
description	It is well recognize that breast milk give many benefits to the infants. The best nutrition for early months of growth for normal infants is exclusive breastfeeding as suggested by World Health Organization (WHO). 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, many breastfeeding 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. This is a cross-sectional study and 120 respondents were selected by using purposive sampling. The result showed 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 (p<0.01). Food intake was the most significantly preferred as compared to herb and drug (p<0.01). There was a significant association between knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan (p <0.05). In conclusion, knowledge of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan was good and the practice was prevalent among them.
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author	Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada Abdul Rahim, Norshuhaida Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya Abdul Ghani, Radiah
author_facet	Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada Abdul Rahim, Norshuhaida Tengku Azhar, Tengku Norbaya Abdul Ghani, Radiah
author_sort	Mahasan, Ainun Syuhada
title	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_short	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_fullStr	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang
title_sort	knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in kuantan, pahang
publisher	Zes Rokman Resources
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/74505/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74505/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74505/1/PAPER%20SYUHAIDA%20BF%202019.pdf
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Knowledge and practice of galactogogues consumption among breastfeeding mothers in Kuantan, Pahang

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