Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor
Breast milk is the exclusive source of nutrition required for optimal growth and development during the first 6 months of life. It confers many advantages for the health of both mother and child, as well as for the general well-being of society. Several factors, including the father’s level of brea...
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Breast milk is the exclusive source of nutrition required for optimal growth and development during the first 6 months of life. It confers many advantages for the health of both mother and child, as well as for the general well-being of society. Several factors, including the father’s level of breastfeeding knowledge, influence the decision to breastfeed. This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine the extent of fathers’ knowledge about breastfeeding and the factors that influence it. A total of 200 men completed a structured questionnaire in the maternity ward of the Ibn Baja hospital in Taza, northeast Morocco. The results of this study indicate that 89% of fathers exhibited limited knowledge of breastfeeding. Moreover, a significant correlation was observed between the fathers’ knowledge of breastfeeding and a range of socio-demographic, cultural, and familial factors and their personal experiences. Implementing targeted interventions to enhance fathers’ knowledge is of utmost importance, considering factors specific to the Moroccan context.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6e5131277d345989995a4219664cb882025-01-28T02:37:09ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522025-01-0119110.4081/itjm.2025.1861Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factorKhalid Faraj0Abdellatif Bour1Team of Nutritional Sciences, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Food and Health, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, KenitraTeam of Nutritional Sciences, Laboratory of Biology and Health, Food and Health, Faculty of Sciences, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra Breast milk is the exclusive source of nutrition required for optimal growth and development during the first 6 months of life. It confers many advantages for the health of both mother and child, as well as for the general well-being of society. Several factors, including the father’s level of breastfeeding knowledge, influence the decision to breastfeed. This descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to examine the extent of fathers’ knowledge about breastfeeding and the factors that influence it. A total of 200 men completed a structured questionnaire in the maternity ward of the Ibn Baja hospital in Taza, northeast Morocco. The results of this study indicate that 89% of fathers exhibited limited knowledge of breastfeeding. Moreover, a significant correlation was observed between the fathers’ knowledge of breastfeeding and a range of socio-demographic, cultural, and familial factors and their personal experiences. Implementing targeted interventions to enhance fathers’ knowledge is of utmost importance, considering factors specific to the Moroccan context. https://www.italjmed.org/ijm/article/view/1861Breastfeedingfathers’ knowledgefactorsinterventionsMorocco |
| spellingShingle | Khalid Faraj Abdellatif Bour Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor Italian Journal of Medicine Breastfeeding fathers’ knowledge factors interventions Morocco |
| title | Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor |
| title_full | Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor |
| title_short | Exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern Morocco: fathers’ knowledge as a moderating factor |
| title_sort | exploring the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding among postpartum women in northeastern morocco fathers knowledge as a moderating factor |
| topic | Breastfeeding fathers’ knowledge factors interventions Morocco |
| url | https://www.italjmed.org/ijm/article/view/1861 |
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