Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 10 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 89-93
A Survey on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Female Teachers about Breastfeeding in Albaha Region KSA
Elfatih Mirghani1, Jameel M. Alghamdi1, Majed Mohammed Ibrahim Mashhour2*, Abdullah Hameed Al-Ghamdi3*, Abdullah Ismail Saeed Alghamdi4*, Hussam Ahmed Mohammed Al-Ghamdi5*, Ahmed lbrahim Ahmed Alzahrani4*
1Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Albaha University,
*Medical Interns
2Military Hospital Riyadh
3Medical Resident - King Fahad hospital- Albaha
4Pediatrics Resident- King Fahad hospital- Albaha
5Forensic Medicine Resident - Jeddah
Corresponding Author: Elfatih Mirghani
ABSTRACT
Background: Breastfeeding is one of the essential public health strategies for improving infant and child morbidity and mortality, as well as it had beneficial effects on maternal health. This study aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of female teacher in Albaha city towards breastfeeding
Methodology: cross-sectional prospective study targeting the female married teachers at Albaha city, who had a child whose age at least two years or more at the time of the study, to assess their KAP of breastfeeding in her last-born child
Results: The rate of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months was 22.2%.Although 81% received educational sessions about breastfeeding. Only 31% know the suitable time for starting breastfeeding the child after birth. Two third of the participants used to conduct hand hygiene before they breastfed their infants.
Conclusion: As our study showed that there is a low rate of exclusive breast-feeding, wrong practice with the introduction of supplementary diet, with a high prevalence of unreasonable formula feeding, this necessitates the great need to promote health education to mothers and fathers about the importance of breastfeeding.
Key words: Breastfeeding, Knowledge, Practice, Attitude, Teachers.