A development that has stagnated over the accomplished two decades. According to the report, admitting breastfeeding in Ghana is abreast universal, the admission and continuance of absolute breastfeeding avalanche abbreviate of the WHO advocacy for breastfeeding
"Almost bisected (47.4%) of accouchement age-old 0 to 5 months in Ghana were not actuality alone breastfed," a columnist absolution issued by the Ghana Statistical Service revealed
The address additionally acclaimed that two in every bristles (41.8%) accouchement built-in in the two years above-mentioned the 2022 GDHS did not alpha breastfeeding aural the aboriginal hours of life
In three regions, added than bisected of the accouchement did not alpha breastfeeding aural the aboriginal hour of life. The Greater Accra- 56.2%, Ahafo- 56.1%, and Eastern- 51.7%
The regions with the everyman percentages are the Bono East -29.4% and Volta- 31.6%
Nationally, the average continuance for absolute breastfeeding recorded was 2.9 months
The Western North Region (shortest average duration) - 1 month, the Western Region- 1.2 months and the Greater Accra - 1.4 months. The Savannah Region recorded the (longest average duration) - 4.7 months and Volta Region- 4.4 months
Half of the 16 regions had a average continuance for absolute breastfeeding of beneath than three months. The Savannah Region had the longest average continuance for absolute breastfeeding (4.7 months) followed by the Volta Region (4.4 months)
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