A study to assess the knowledge regarding breastfeeding in rural women

Patil, Pushpa S.; Chowti, Jayaprakash V.

dc.contributor.author	Patil, Pushpa S.
dc.contributor.author	Chowti, Jayaprakash V.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-12-03T09:53:11Z
dc.date.available	2012-12-03T09:53:11Z
dc.date.issued	2012-04
dc.identifier.citation	Indian Journal of Maternal and Child Health. 2012 Apr–Jun; 14(2): 02-09.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0970-8928
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/235
dc.description.abstract	Research question: What is the knowledge of rural mothers regarding breast feeding? Setting: Rural field practice area. Study design: Cross-Sectional study Participants: Mothers with at-least one child less than two years old and those breast feeding at the time of study were included. Methodology: The data was collected on a pre-tested questionnaire among the rural mothers and was analyzed using the Chi- square test. Results: A strong association between education and knowledge regarding pre-lacteals feed was seen. No association was found between education and knowledge regarding exclusive breastfeeding. The most common source of information regarding breastfeeding was from doctor. Education and Communication are the key factors affecting the knowledge of the women regarding breastfeeding.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	An Official Publication of Indian Maternal and Child Health Association
dc.subject	Breast feeding knowledge-rural women	en_US
dc.title	A study to assess the knowledge regarding breastfeeding in rural women	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US