Key Domains Of Support In Workplace Exclusive Breastfeeding And Job Satisfaction Among Workers In Surulere Local Government, Lagos

Exclusive breastfeeding is the process of giving breast milk to infant from his or her mother or a wet nurse. Studies have shown that breastfeeding have a lot of benefits to infant’s development and their level of thinking. Hence, this research examined key domains of support in workplace exclusive breastfeeding and job satisfaction among workers in Surulere Local Government, Lagos. The research adopted a cross sectional design. The population adopted was 183,530 from four selected organization in Lagos state. The sample size was 234 which was achieved with Taro Yamane’s formula. The sampling technique used for the selection of participant using multi stage sampling procedure. A validated questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency ranged from 0.80 to 0.82 was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 5% level of significance. The qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The findings revealed that most of the respondents were between the ages of 31-36 (23.3%). There were more females (92.8%) than males (6.3%) and other genders (0.9%). In conclusion, it was observed that most employers supported the employment of breastfeeding mothers which improved the health status of the children. Similarly, breastfeeding mothers were willing to bring their children to creche and lactation rooms of offices which is a supportive structure to the babies even though they have to pay. It was recommended that employers should inculcate the habit of dedicating a lactation room for nursing mothers in organization without attracting additional funds to the parents. Keywords: Exclusive breastfeeding, Creche, Lactation room, Infant development, Nursing Mothers,