Gap between Knowledge and Practice of Exclusive Breast feeding Among Mothers of Infants in Enugu

Background: The exclusive breastfeeding rate in Nigeria has remained low. Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of, and practice of exclusive (EBF) breastfeeding among mothers of infants attending the Children Out-patients Clinic. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study of 107 mothers of infants attending the Children Out-patients of the UNTH Enugu over three months. Results: One hundred and seven mothers of infants attending the Children Out-patients Clinic were included in the data analysis. One hundred and three correctly defined EBF. However, only 59 of the 107 mothers (55.1%) practiced or were practicing exclusive breastfeeding in the index infants There was a difference in the proportion of mothers that correctly defined EBF and the proportion that were actually practicing EBF (p