Table 2 Breastfeeding knowledge by female school teachers in Abha Female Educational District
Variable | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge | Â | Â |
Knowing the frequency of feeding on the first month: | Â | Â |
- 8 times/day | 74 | 19.3 |
- > 8 times/day | 76 | 19.8 |
- Breastfeed on demand | 207 | 53.9 |
- Not sure | 27 | 7.0 |
Knowing the advantage of colostrum: | Â | Â |
- Good | 343 | 89.3 |
- Not good | 1 | 0.3 |
- May expose child to risk | 4 | 1 |
- I don’t know | 36 | 9.4 |
Knowing the age when to introduce complementary food: | Â | Â |
- 3 months | 2 | 0.5 |
- 4 months | 22 | 5.7 |
- 5 months | 7 | 1.8 |
- 6 months | 111 | 28.9 |
- 7 months | 13 | 3.4 |
- 12 months | 64 | 16.7 |
- 24 months | 112 | 29.2 |
Knowing the age up to which the child should receive only breast milk: | Â | Â |
- 2 months | 8 | 2.1 |
- 4 months | 18 | 4.7 |
- 5 months | 3 | 0.8 |
- 6 months | 108 | 28.1 |
- 12 months | 66 | 17.2 |
- 24 months | 130 | 33.9 |