Exclusive Breastfeeding Knowledge among Primiparous Mothers
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چکیده
OBJECTIVES The study’s objective was to assess the knowledge of primiparous mothers for exclusive breastfeeding babies first six months on their postnatal follow-up. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional descriptive conducted at Pediatrics Department, KRL Hospital Islamabad, over 100 women from October 2022 March 2023. self-administered questionnaire used obtain information study participants. Females with primi gravida were selected, and interviews a specific awareness questionnaire. participant correct incorrect responses scored 1 0, respectively. Participants scores 0-4 regarded as having poor knowledge, 4-7 average 7-10 good regarding breastfeeding. latest SPSS version analyzed Data. RESULTSResults show that mean age 24 years SD ± 1.2. Forty-one per cent illiterate, 42% had Primary education, 15% secondary school only 2 % university educated. Fifty-nine housewives, 29% students, 12% working women. Moreover, 21% breastfeeding, 67% CONCLUSION Our concludes about adequate.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gandhara medical and dental sciences
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2312-9433', '2618-1452']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37762/jgmds.10-3.453