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Table 3 Mothers’ attitudes towards exclusive breastfeeding (n = 190)

From: Knowledge, attitudes and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practice among Ghanaian rural lactating mothers

Variable

Frequency (%)

Feels good to exclusively breastfeed my baby for 6 months

176 (92.6)

I find it difficult exclusively breastfeeding my baby for 6 months

22 (11.6)

I feel good breastfeeding my baby on demand

189 (99.5)

I find it difficult breastfeeding my baby on demand

19 (10.0)

I feel confident expressing my breastmilk to be given to my baby if am not available

36 (18.9)

Mean ± SD Attitude Score (Maximum score = 15)

11.74 ± 2.20

aAttitude category

 

Positive

157 (82.6)

Less positive

33 (17.4)

  1. aAccording to the FAO guidelines thresholds suggestive of a nutrition intervention, an attitude score of ≤ 70 % is considered urgent for nutrition intervention. All mothers who scored > 70 % in the attitude test were considered to have positive attitude and those scoring ≤ 70 % were considered to be less positive
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International Breastfeeding Journal

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