International Journal of Academic Health and Medical Research (IJAHMR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 10-17 Demographic Determinants, Knowledge and Practice of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers Attending Post-Natal Care in Port Harcourt Metropolis of Rivers State, Nigeria Download PDF Cletus, Florence Chinyere and Azuonwu, Goodluck Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate the demographic determinants, knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers attending post-natal care in Port Harcourt metropolis of Rivers State. Descriptive research design was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of all mothers attending postnatal care in Port Harcourt metropolis in Rivers state. A semi constructed questionnaire and a sample size of 500 was used. The result showed that 90.9% of postnatal mothers had good knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding though their level of practice was low with the grand mean rating (M=2.45, SD= 0.81). However, age (p<.002), marital status (p<.007), occupation (p<.000) and educational attainment (p<.000) had significant difference on postnatal mothers' knowledge towards exclusive breastfeeding. While, marital status (p<.003), occupation (p<.007) and baby age(p<.000) had significant difference on the postnatal mothers' practice towards exclusive breastfeeding. It was concluded that postnatal mothers had high knowledge of the exclusive breastfeeding while their level of practice was low. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that continuous encouragement and more education on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding should be maintained and early introduction of infant formula by mothers should be discouraged for adequate practice of exclusive breastfeeding.