The practice of exclusive breastfeeding has been less than
optimal in many developing countries including Nigeria.
More than 50% of Nigerian infants are fed complementary
foods too early, which are often of very poor nutritional
value [10]. In Nairobi, Kenya, complementary foods were
introduced by 46.4% of the mothers studied, before the child
was one month old [11]. Often times, these practices are as a
result of traditional and modern perceptions of breastfeeding
and its benefits, some of which are not based on scientific
evidence [12-14]. A few misconceptions and inadequate
information on breastfeeding have been documented in
literature among mothers in developing countries, including
those of sub-Saharan Africa [11, 15-19].