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Volume 19, Issue 3


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Original contribution

Risk Factors, Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes of Male Breast Cancer in Saudi Arabia: A Single Center Study
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[Abstract]
Nada Mass, Morooj Alharbi, Sawsan Khatrawi, Intisar Alrasheedy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94000

Prevalence and associated factors of burnout among female medical students in Taif University
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[Abstract]
Ghadi N. Alotaibi, Elaf H. Alotaibi, Afrah M. Alsulimani, Rehab A. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94001

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning self-medication with antibiotics among the public in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Majed Mohammed Al Saleh, Roqayya Mohammed Alhayyani, Yara Mofarih Assiri, Afnan Muslah Alshahrany, Fatimah Yahya Asiri, Ahad Essa Mohammad
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94002

The Use of Contact Lenses Among Keratoconus Patients in Saudi Arabia: Prevalence, Habits and Complications
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[Abstract]
Shahad Alruwaili, Faris Binyousef, Ahmad Khalaf, Noura Albdaya, Samar Alanazi, Abdulrahman Alamri
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94003

Nocturnal Enuresis Pattern and Risk Factors in the Center for Social and Preventive Medicine (CSPM), Cairo University
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[Abstract]
Mai D Sarhan, Eman I. Elmeshmeshy, Antoine AbdelMassih, Samah A Hassanein, Marwa D Hasan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94004

Population and Community Studies

Knowledge and Attitude of Basic Life Support Among Medical Students at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad H. Alshehri, Mohammed A. Alqahtani, Sultan M. Alshehri, Rayan I. Alturki, Kholoud A. Alshiha, Meshaal A. Alqahtani, Sara M. Alshehri
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94005

Public's knowledge regarding impact of advanced paternal age on offspring's health
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[Abstract]
Ashwag Asiri, Fatimah Alahmari, Raghad S. Asiri, Razan Sultan
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94006

Awareness Level of Mothers Regarding Child Weaning Practice in Aseer Region, Southern of Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Alam Eldin Musa Mustafa, Khalid Hussein Almutairi, Fahad Mohammed Almujary, Noura Ali Alshahrani, Maram saad Alshahrani, Saeed Mohammed Almobty, Wajd abdulwahab almathami, Rasha Saeed Al saleh
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94007

Public Awareness and Knowledge of Pap smear as a Screening Test for Cervical Cancer among Saudi Population in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Hanoof Ali Alqahtani, Yahya Mohammed Alqahtani, Afnan Saeed Muqbil, Amal Abdullah Alqahtani, Mohammed Saad Aldarami, Amal Mohammed Alshehri, Manar Ahmed Alsaeedi, Fatimah Mosfer Alalyani, Amjad Ali Alsari, Fatimah Mubarak Alahmari
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94009

Mobile Phone Addiction and its Relationship to Sleep Quality among the General Population in Abha City, Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Mohammed A. Alfaya, Awad Alsamghan, Safar A. Alsaleem, Mastor A. Alshahrani, Fahad A. Alfaya, Yahya S.O. Alqahtani, Mohammed Z.S. Alsaleem, Ahmed A. Alhamrani, Alaa A.S. Alyahia, Abeer M.F. Alsharaif, Fai F.N. Aljabal, Renad S. Nasser
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94010

Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Among Teachers in Abha City; Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Viqar Basharat, Rishi K Bharti, Abdulbari A. Alzahrani, Abdussalam M A Alqahtani, Raghad S H Alshahrani, Noura A. Hasoosah, Mozoon M S Alqahtani, Sultan S M Alshahrani, Haifa H A Alwabel, Sarah M A Alqahtani, Arwa A M Alshahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94012

Education and Training

Leadership styles and job satisfaction among healthcare providers in primary health care centers
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[Abstract]
Abdulkareem M.A. Alqahtani, Shamsun Nahar, Khalid Almosa, Ali A. Almusa,
Bandar F. Al-Shahrani, Asma A. Asiri, Salem A. Alqarni DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94013

Impact of MRCGP [INT] Examination on Family Physicians' Knowledge and Practice: Doctors' and Patients' Perceptions
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[Abstract]
Tabinda Ashfaq, Sajida Naseem
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94016

Male and female interns in postgraduate medical education, A comparative gender analysis of differences in career perspective and their conditions in, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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[Abstract]
Fatimah ALi AL-Shahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94014

Case Report

An unusual case of new onset unilateral headache with nausea following a fall
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[Abstract]
Musarat Tufail, Lubna Saghir
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94016

Medicine and Society

A personal and professional retrospective of an exemplary family doctor who works at the very heart of his profession and his community
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[Abstract]
Lesley Pocock, John Beasley
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94017

Original Clinical Research

Eye rubbing: a survey of awareness of keratoconus and it’s relation with eye rubbing in Jeddah
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[Abstract]
Asma A. Alzahrani, Ahmed T. Alnahdi, Mayar M. Almehmadi, Esraa A. Alzahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94018

 

 

 

 

 

 


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March 2021 - Volume 19, Issue 3

Awareness Level of Mothers Regarding Child Weaning Practice in Aseer Region, Southern of Saudi Arabia

Alam Eldin Musa Mustafa (1),
Khalid Hussein Almutairi (2)
Fahad Mohammed Almujary (2)
Noura Ali Alshahrani (2)
Maram saad Alshahrani (2)
Saeed Mohammed Almobty (2)
Wajd abdulwahab almathami (2)
Rasha Saeed Al saleh (2)

(1) Assistant Prof of Paediatrics, College of medicine, King Khalid University, Abha,
Saudi Arabia.
(2)Medical Student, College of medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding author:
Dr. Alam Eldin Musa Mustafa
Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health.
College of medicine,
King Khalid University, University of Kordofan sudan
Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Contact No.: +966557548475
Email: k.mm2030@gmail.com

Received: January 2021; Accepted: February 2021; Published: March 1, 2021. Citation: Alam Eldin Musa Mustafa et al. Awareness Level of Mothers Regarding Child Weaning Practice in Aseer Region, Southern of Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2021; 19(3): 65-73 DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2021.94007

Abstract


Background: Weaning is the process of gradually introducing an infant diet while withdrawing the supply of its mother’s milk. The infant is fully weaned once it is no longer fed any breast milk. Preferred time and method to wean a human infant is controversial. The American Academy of Paediatrics recommends feeding a baby only breast milk for the first six months of its life. Recently, breastfeeding has become challenging as many mothers must return to work relatively soon after the birth of their child.

Aim: To assess mother’s awareness regarding weaning practices and its determinants among Mothers in Aseer reign, southern Saudi Arabia.

Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used targeting all mothers in Aseer region. The study was conducted during the period from February 2020 to May 2020. Data were collected using structured questionnaire which was developed by the researchers after intensive literature review and expert’s consultation. The questionnaire was uploaded online using social media platforms by the researchers and their relatives and friends to be filled in by all population in Aseer region.

Results: The survey included 803 responding mothers whose ages ranged from 20 to 55 years with mean age of 30.6 ± 10.2 years old. University level of education was recorded for 516 mothers (64.3%). Exactly 174 mothers (18.3%) reported that infant food should be breast milk only till the age of 4 months. Regarding importance of breast feeding, 686 (85.4%) of the mothers reported provision of nutrients needed in 1st 6 months and 63.1% reported for reducing infectious diseases risk while only 9 (1.1%) reported that it improves child immunity. In total, good awareness level regarding weaning practice was reported among less than 10% of the surveyed mothers.

Conclusions & recommendations: In conclusion, the study revealed that mothers in Aseer region had poor knowledge regarding weaning and weaning practice especially effects of delayed weaning. Their main source of information was based on their personal experience. More effort should be paid to improve mother’s awareness and practice regarding breast feeding and weaning.

Key words: Weaning practice, breast feeding, mothers, awareness, practice, supplementary
feeding
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