Knowledge and attitude of Indian parous women toward human milk banking

Data were collected through interview technique using two tools; a self-designed knowledge questionnaire to assess knowledge designed in a multiple choice format consisted of 14 questions covering the basic structure, functions, and processes involved in human milk banking; a 3-point Likert scale wi...

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Published inIndian journal of community medicine Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 175 - 176
Main Authors Kaur, Maninderjeet, Raghuvanshi, Seema, Kang, Harmeet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2019
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Attitudes
Babies
Baby foods
Birth weight
Births
Breastfeeding & lactation
Education
Health facilities
Knowledge
Letter to Editor
Mortality
Rural areas
Womens health
Patiala India
India
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Summary:Data were collected through interview technique using two tools; a self-designed knowledge questionnaire to assess knowledge designed in a multiple choice format consisted of 14 questions covering the basic structure, functions, and processes involved in human milk banking; a 3-point Likert scale with 16 items was used to assess the attitude toward human milk banking. Establishing pasteurized human milk banks will scale up the breastfeeding rate and reduce the infant mortality rate. [...]to improve the knowledge level of community at large toward. [...]to improve the knowledge level and attitude of community at large, HMB must be intergarted into newborn care systems.
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ISSN:0970-0218
1998-3581
DOI:10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_377_18