Primiparous | Multiparious | Total | Chi-square test | ||||
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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 |