Promoting and supporting breastfeeding in a protracted emergency setting-Caregivers' and health workers' perceptions from North-East Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breastfeeding (BF) should be protected, promoted, and supported for all infants in humanitarian settings. The re-establishment of exclusive BF is also a central part of the management of acutely malnourished infants under 6 months (<6 m). Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a nutrition project in Maiduguri, a protracted emergency setting in North-East Nigeria. This study aimed to explore caregivers' (CGs) and health workers' (HWs) perceptions of BF practice, promotion, and support among CGs with infants <6 m in this setting.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions combined with non-participant observations. Participants included CGs of young infants enrolled in MSF nutritional programs or who attended health p

SUBMITTER: Amat Camacho N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272820 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature