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Table 3 Infant feeding knowledge among pregnant (n = 190) and postpartum (n = 180) women

From: Infant feeding knowledge, perceptions and practices among women with and without HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa: a survey in healthcare facilities

 

Pregnant women

Postpartum women

HIV infected (n = 74)

HIV uninfected (n = 116)

p-value

HIV infected (n = 67)

HIV uninfected (n = 113)

p-value

aMean score (SD)

 General infant feeding knowledge

7.0 (1.6)

6.1 (2.2)

0.001

6.4 (2.1)

6.5 (2.1)

0.639

 HIV-related infant feeding knowledge

5.5 (1.2)

4.4 (1.7)

<0.001

5.7 (1.0)

4.0 (1.6)

<0.001

 Overall knowledge

12.5 (2.3)

10.4 (3.3)

<0.001

12.1 (2.5)

10.6 (2.9)

0.001

  1. aGeneral knowledge scores are out of a maximum of 9, HIV-related knowledge out of 7 and overall knowledge out of 16