Knowledge, attitudes and practices of mothers and caregivers on infant and young child feeding in peri-urban zones of Bobo-dioulasso in Burkina Faso
Authors:   Université Nazi Boni, 01 BP1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso, Hien Alain ,   Centre Muraz, 01 BP 390 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso, Some JW ,   Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Traore IT ,   Université Nazi Boni, 01 BP1091 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso,   Centre Muraz, 01 BP 390 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso, Meda C ,   Centre Muraz, 01 BP 390 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso,   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou (CHUSS), 01 BP 676 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso, Traore B ,   Direction régionale de la santé (DRS) des Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso, Savadogo I ,   Centre Muraz, 01 BP 390 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso,   Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou (CHUSS), 01 BP 676 Bobo-Dioulasso 01. Burkina Faso
Published: October 2020

Knowledge, attitudes and practices(KAP) of mothers/caregivers on infant and young child feeding are key factors for optimal nutritional status, health and growth of the children. A community-based, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted during January 2017 to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) of mothers/ caregivers who lived in peri-urban areas of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina-Faso.This study was carried out before a nutrition education-based intervention and included 245 mothers/ caregivers that were randomly selected in the peri-urban communities of Bobo-Dioulasso. A semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire developed based on Food and Agriculture Organization knowledge, attitudes and practices assessment method was used to collect KAP and socio-economic data. Analyses were performed using SPSS version 20. For this study, authorization was obtained from the regional directorate of health of the Hauts-Bassins region. Verbal consent was obtained after the participants had been informed about the study objectives. Among the 245 study participants, 55.1% were aged less than 30 years. More than 3 out of 4 mothers/caregivers (76.3%) were Muslim and 59.2% of them were illiterate. Almost all mothers/caregivers (98.8%) had adequate knowledge for breastfeeding and 87.9% of them knew about exclusive breast feeding up to 6 months. In addition, 91.8% of mothers/caregivers reported that they gave colostrum at birth. Furthermore, 67.5% of the mothers started breastfeeding within one hour after delivery. Based on mothers/caregivers’ report on complementary foods consumed by 6-59 months children in the previous 24h before the interview, cereals were the most reported consumed food group (89.8%) followed by meat and fish products (28.6%). This study found that mothers/caregivers had adequate knowledge about IYCF in general. However, mothers/caregivers’ practice of complementary feeding was inappropriate. Cereals were the food group consumed by most of children aged 6-59 months raising the needs for interventions, such as cooking demonstrations during postnatal visits in health facilities,to improve complementary feeding in this population.