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Knowledge and Attitude about Breastfeeding among Lactating Mothers of Rural Punjab

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL & HEALTH SCIENCES(2017)

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Poor knowledge about benefits ofbreastfeeding can influence the initiation and duration practices. This descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of lactating rural mothers. 294 mothers were selected through a non-probability, convenient sampling method. A predesigned pretested questionnaire was used. Mothers demonstrated good knowledge towards breast feeding. 74.8% knew that exclusive breast feeding should be continued for more than three months. 73.1% mothers agreed that breast feeding is a good method of contraception. 61.6% reported that colostrum should be given to the infant 98.3% knew that complementary food should be started after 6 months. 91.55 mothers said that breast feeding should be initiated after 1 hour of birth. According to IIFA scoring 10.2, 85.7 and 4.1% mothers showed negative, neutral and positive attitude about breast feeding respectively. They have knowledge but there is need to institute intervention aimed to promote breast feeding practices according to recommendations.
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Breast feeding,knowledge,lactating mothers,knowledge
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