Abstract: The correct knowledge and practice of breast-feeding of mothers directly affect child’s health. Therefore this project aimed to describe the pattern of breast feeding practice among the mothers attending El-Shohada PHC, Ismailia, Egypt; as well as determine the mothers’ knowledge about benefits and the important tips of breastfeeding. Questionnaire interviews were held with mothers inquiring them about their positioning of the baby during breast-feeding, application of early and exclusive breast-feeding; and duration and frequency of breast-feds. The results of the project show that approximately 64% of the mothers preform the breastfeeding correctly with proper positioning of baby. However, 33% of the mothers did not follow the correct breastfeeding practice. Regarding the knowledge background of mothers about breastfeeding , 77% of total population know the benefits of breastfeeding to their child, however 61% was not familiar with the benefits that they can get when they breastfed. 70.1% of the mothers chose that washing their breasts is the best precaution before breastfeeding their children. 68% of the interviewed mothers follow the WHO recommendation about exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months. Besides mostly all the mothers, which is 97% prefer to breastfed on the demand of her child. 48.2% of mothers answered thatthe first kind of food during weaning was milk products beside other fluids. In spite of the low socio economic level of the district where the project was held, all the mothers were certain about one thing: breastfeeding was beneficial to the baby over artificial feeding. Regardless of that and of the fact that 66.7% of mothers have general, but shallow, knowledge about breastfeeding; there should be continuous campaigns held in such districts to ensure that mothers receive the correct guidance from a trusted source.
Title: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Proper Breastfeeding among Mothers Attending- El-Shohada Primary Health Care Units, Ismailia City,
Author: Nesma Adel Mahmoud, Nada Mohammed Megahed, Maher Mohamed Essam, Mona Mahmoud Ibraheem, Omar BelalMarrouf, Eman Kamal El din Hussein, KholoudHesham Mohamed, Abdel Rahman Selim Issa, Dina Adel Ahmed
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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