NURSING MOTHERS’ ACADEMIC STATUS AND CHILD REARING PRACTICES IN BADAGRY, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Nursing mothers, Academic status, Child rearing practicesAbstract
The study examined the academic status and child rearing practices of nursing mothers in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. The child rearing practices considered were breastfeeding, toilet training and health practices. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study was all nursing mothers in Badagry, using simple random sampling technique, two hundred and twenty-seven (227) nursing mothers were selected to participate in the study. Nursing Mothers and Child Rearing Practices Questionnaire (NMCRPQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.76 was used to collect data from the respondents. The three null hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance at 0.05 level significance. The findings showed that academic status has significant influence on nursing mothers’ breastfeeding (F(5,221)=1654.769; P < 0.05), toilet training practices (F(5,221)= 1701.514; P < 0.05) and health-related practices (F(5,221)= 1649.369; P < 0.05). Based on findings, the recommendations made were that workshops and seminars should be organized more often by relevant agencies to educate nursing mothers on the various child rearing practices. This effort could promote the ideal practices that will enhance the general wellbeing of children.
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