Sociocultural Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers During Natural Disasters: A Critical Ethnography in Rural Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorShela Akbar Ali Hirani
dc.contributor.authorSolina Richter
dc.contributor.authorBukola Salami
dc.contributor.authorHelen Vallianatos
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-27T17:41:22Z
dc.date.available2023-10-27T17:41:22Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description© The Author(s) 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
dc.description.abstractNatural disasters affect the health and well-being of mothers with young children. During natural disasters, this population is at risk of discontinuation of their breastfeeding practices. Pakistan is a middle-income country that is susceptible to natural disasters. This study intended to examine sociocultural factors that shape the breastfeeding experiences and practices of internally displaced mothers in Pakistan. This critical ethnographic study was undertaken in disaster-affected villages of Chitral, Pakistan. Data were collected utilizing multiple methods, including in-depth interviews with 18 internally displaced mothers and field observations. Multiple sociocultural factors were identified as either barriers or facilitators to these mothers’ capacities to breastfeed their children. Informal support, formal support, breastfeeding culture, and spiritual practices facilitated displaced mothers to sustain their breastfeeding practices. On the other hand, lack of privacy, cultural beliefs, practices and expectations, covert oppression, and lack of healthcare support served as barriers to the breastfeeding practices of displaced mothers.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the International Development Research Center (IDRC) [Funding ID 108544-007], Sigma Theta Tau International Small Research Grant (STTI) [Funding ID 13566], and the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship awarded to the Principal Investigator Dr Shela Hirani.
dc.identifier.citationHirani, S. A., Richter, S., Salami, B., & Vallianatos, V. (2023). Sociocultural factors affecting breastfeeding practices of mothers during natural disasters: A critical ethnography in rural Pakistan. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/23333936221148808
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/23333936221148808
dc.identifier.issn2333-3936
dc.identifier.issn2333-3936
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/16136
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleSociocultural Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers During Natural Disasters: A Critical Ethnography in Rural Pakistan
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.volume10
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