Factors Influencing Exclusive Breast Feeding Practices among Nurses in Mulago National Referral Hospital Kampala District

The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing exclusive breast feeding practices among the nurses in Mulago National Referral Hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted, using quantitative and qualitative data collection methods to obtain data from 138 nurses and 4 key informants using a semi structured questionnaires and FGD. The results showed that Marital status (X2 = 2.85, OR, 1.06, p-value 0.009) and income (X2 = 0.56, OR1.74, p-value, 0.007). These were the socio-demographic factors that were significantly associated with exclusive breast feeding among nurses, Among the institutional factors were, maternity leave (X2 = 0.21, OR, 1.52, p-value 0.001), availability of breast feeding rooms (X2 = 1.09, OR, 1.95, p-value 0.02), work schedule (X2 = 0.59, OR, 2.76, p-value 0.006) and salary (X2 = 0.45, OR, 2.54, p-value 0.003) and among the medical factors that were significant were, Breast problem (X2 = 0.80, OR, 1.50, p-value 0.004) and mode of delivery X2 = 1.95, OR, 1.10, p-value 0.001). The study recommends enactment of policies that enhance exclusive breast feeding at the workplace.