A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 264 mothers of children less than two years of age, in
Sagamu Township, Ogun State, Nigeria, selected via multi-stage sampling. Data was collected using validated
semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS Version 18. The modal age group of
respondents was 30 - 39years; 96.2% were married and 42.4% were traders. All respondents breastfed their children, but only
56.1% practiced exclusive breastfeeding. About 25% were pressurized by relatives to stop exclusive breastfeeding.
Respondents’ educational status (p