The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia

Sarwar Hussain; Afrah Saleh Alanazi; Noof Saad Alruwaili; Aliah Saad Alruwaili; Hanan Awetaq Aljohani; Reem Hulayyil Alanazi; Hind Hamad alwulayi; Hadeel Khalid Almejlad; Hajar Ghassab Alruwaili; Manar Huzaym Alanazi; Hadeel Saud Alanazi; Marwah Khaled Altawyan; Noor Hassan Alazmi

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doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia

Sarwar Hussain, Afrah Saleh Alanazi, Noof Saad Alruwaili, Aliah Saad Alruwaili, Hanan Awetaq Aljohani, Reem Hulayyil Alanazi, Hind Hamad alwulayi, Hadeel Khalid Almejlad, Hajar Ghassab Alruwaili, Manar Huzaym Alanazi, Hadeel Saud Alanazi, Marwah Khaled Altawyan, Noor Hassan Alazmi.

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Background: The weaning period is a crucial time in an infants life. We aimed to study the pattern of the children's weaning; age, causes, child's problems of weaning, weaning food, sources of information about weaning, the process of weaning itself among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 452 mothers during the period from September 2017, to March 2018. Mothers were randomly selected from the attendees of the female side of 6 selected primary health care centers in the city using a systematic random sampling technique (every 4th mother).
Results: The majority of children (34.7%) were weaned at 13-24 months, (34.3%) were weaned because they completed 24 months. Crying and the bad mood were the most common problems (33.4%) in case of refusal of weaning. Home food was the most preferred food for children (96.9%), and information about weaning was gained through different sources, mainly relatives and parents (62.4%). Our study reported that 67.3% stopped breastfeeding just without any reason.
Conclusion: In our study, the highest proportion were weaned at 13-24 months. There was a significant misunderstanding about the meaning of weaning in Arar, Northern Saudi Arabia. A program promoting exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months must be conducted to increase the mothers awareness of exclusive breastfeeding.

Key words: child weaning, weaning age, causes of weaning, weaning problems, exclusive breastfeeding.

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Hussain S, Alanazi AS, Alruwaili NS, Alruwaili AS, Aljohani HA, Alanazi RH, alwulayi HH, Almejlad HK, Alruwaili HG, Alanazi MH, Alanazi HS, Altawyan MK, Alazmi NH. The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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Hussain S, Alanazi AS, Alruwaili NS, Alruwaili AS, Aljohani HA, Alanazi RH, alwulayi HH, Almejlad HK, Alruwaili HG, Alanazi MH, Alanazi HS, Altawyan MK, Alazmi NH. The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=24466 [Access: March 28, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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Hussain S, Alanazi AS, Alruwaili NS, Alruwaili AS, Aljohani HA, Alanazi RH, alwulayi HH, Almejlad HK, Alruwaili HG, Alanazi MH, Alanazi HS, Altawyan MK, Alazmi NH. The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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Hussain, S., Alanazi, . A. S., Alruwaili, . N. S., Alruwaili, . A. S., Aljohani, . H. A., Alanazi, . R. H., alwulayi, . H. H., Almejlad, . H. K., Alruwaili, . H. G., Alanazi, . M. H., Alanazi, . H. S., Altawyan, . M. K. & Alazmi, . N. H. (2019) The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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Hussain, Sarwar, Afrah Saleh Alanazi, Noof Saad Alruwaili, Aliah Saad Alruwaili, Hanan Awetaq Aljohani, Reem Hulayyil Alanazi, Hind Hamad alwulayi, Hadeel Khalid Almejlad, Hajar Ghassab Alruwaili, Manar Huzaym Alanazi, Hadeel Saud Alanazi, Marwah Khaled Altawyan, and Noor Hassan Alazmi. 2019. The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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Hussain, Sarwar, Afrah Saleh Alanazi, Noof Saad Alruwaili, Aliah Saad Alruwaili, Hanan Awetaq Aljohani, Reem Hulayyil Alanazi, Hind Hamad alwulayi, Hadeel Khalid Almejlad, Hajar Ghassab Alruwaili, Manar Huzaym Alanazi, Hadeel Saud Alanazi, Marwah Khaled Altawyan, and Noor Hassan Alazmi. "The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia." doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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Hussain, Sarwar, Afrah Saleh Alanazi, Noof Saad Alruwaili, Aliah Saad Alruwaili, Hanan Awetaq Aljohani, Reem Hulayyil Alanazi, Hind Hamad alwulayi, Hadeel Khalid Almejlad, Hajar Ghassab Alruwaili, Manar Huzaym Alanazi, Hadeel Saud Alanazi, Marwah Khaled Altawyan, and Noor Hassan Alazmi. "The probable pattern of weaning among children of Arar, Saudi Arabia." doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1546554544

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