CONCEPT NOTE PRESENTATION

1. BUSOGA UNIVERSITY- SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
STUDENT NAME; AMITO WINIFRED STELLA
YEAR OF IN TAKE; AUGUST 2019/2020
REG NUMBER; BU4095BHP19A01
LECTURER; MR CHARLES BAWATE
COURSE UNIT; RESEARCH METHODS
DATE SUBMITTED; 27/01/2021
COURSE WORK QUESTION;
Write a concept note/concept proposal and make use of all
available resources.
NB
Title should be clear, brief introduction, problem statement
general objective, specific objectives and methodology.

2. INTRODUCTION
 Breastfeeding remains the healthier way of providing adequate infant
nutrition because breast milk promotes critical growth and
development which attribute to high child survival rate.
 Where else Mothers and children are vulnerable groups, they need
special care especially the pregnant teenagers and those lactating as
major challenges in child nutrition care contributes to high
malnutrition among children under the age 2 years.

3. PROBLEM STATEMENT
 Malnutrition in developing country remains a public health challenge accounting for approximately
30% of stunting in children (SOWC,2009),the majority cases occurring during the first two years of
life, a period considered a “critical window opportunity for prevention of under nutrition. Knowledge
deficit on exclusive breastfeeding, inadequate quality foods and poor care and weaning practices
have showed relation to malnutrition in children.
 In Uganda UDHS, 2006, reported stunting at 38%, wasting at 6% and the underweight of 16% among
children of under 5 years with the high prevalence noted in the South West, West Nile, North and
Central which is Kampala registered the lowest rate of malnutrition
 Kitgum being a district with borderline food consumption score with majority of the children under 5
years consuming only two meals a day in addition to low individual dietary score of 6-23 months.
Malnutrition of children under 5years was at 1.8% (MNCH Outcomes-world vision-Kitgum June 2011
-Dec,2016). This is the reason why malnutrition contributes to over half of the high infant mortality
rate of 76 deaths per 1000 live births. (DHO/ACF/UNICEF, 2011).
 It’s also noted that with literacy rate of 43% and even much lower in females with only 22% in Kitgum
has continuously resulted in myths about infant breastfeeding such as consideration that ‘colostrum’
is unclean by some breastfeeding mothers. (IYCF/UNICEF,2009)
 This document seeks to provide health opportunity for breastfeeding adolescent mothers to interact,
share breastfeeding challenges and discuss feasible solutions in addressing the identified
breastfeeding need.

4. BROAD OBJECTIVE
 To identify barriers to healthy Child breastfeeding practices and foster
sustainable healthy breastfeeding related interventions among
breastfeeding teenage mothers in “Chua” Health Sub District.

5. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
 To conduct health education to teenage mothers on healthy
breastfeeding
 To counsel breastfeeding teenage mothers with breastfeeding
challenges/ special needs
 To identify breastfeeding adolescent mothers with special needs
 To train the teenagers on mother to mother mentor on breastfeeding

6. TARGET GROUP
 Breastfeeding teenagers and those with special breastfeeding needs
 Pregnant teenagers
 HIV infected breastfeeding teenagers

7. METHODOLOGY
 A group of teenage mothers bringing children under one year for
vaccination at the sub county health facility will be randomly selected
to participate in the mother to mother community breastfeeding
mentors activities like health education on breastfeeding, counseling,
breastfeeding techniques and promotion of healthy feeding habits
(Avoiding alcoholism, smoking while pregnant and during
breastfeeding ).

8. REFERENCES
 Kitgum District Development Plan DPP,2008/9.Uganda
 Ministry of Health, Uganda, BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION,
PROTECTION AND SUPPORT IN A BABY- FRIENDLY HEALTH
FACILITY, 2010
 UNICEF.2009.Revised BFHI material
 UNICEF.20011. Achieving the MDGs with equity: Progress for
children, challenges and disparities. UNICEF: NewYork.
 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey, 2011.
 WHO 2009. Infant and young child feeding: Model chapter for
textbooks for medical students and allied professional.