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Table 3 Maternal knowledge on breastfeeding

From: Comparison of knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding between primiparous and multiparous mothers attending Wajir District hospital, Wajir County, Kenya: a cross-sectional analytical study

 

Primiparous

Multiparious

Total

Chi-square test

n = 137

n = 144

n = 281

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

p - value

Aspect of Knowledge:

 Breast milk should be baby’s first feed

131

95.6

125

86.8

256

91.1

0.01

 Baby should be put to breast within 1 h of birth

127

92.7

130

90.3

257

91.5

0.47

 Colostrum should be fed to the baby

120

87.6

122

84.7

242

861

0.49

 Breast milk alone can sustain baby for 6 months

107

78.1

113

78.5

220

78.3

0.94

 Breast feeding protects baby from illness

112

82.4

114

79.2

226

80.7

0.50

 Breast feeding protects mother from pregnancy

99

72.8

100

69.4

199

71.1

0.54

 Expressed breast milk should be fed to the baby

99

72.8

96

66.7

195

69.6

0.27

 Semi-solid food to be introduced at 6 months

102

75.0

97

67.4

199

71.1

0.16

 A pregnant woman can breastfeed her baby

78

57.8

81

56.5

159

54.2

0.85

 A baby should be breast fed on demand

104

75.9

102

70.2

206

73.3

0.32