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Table 3 Knowledge of breastmilk banks and infant feeding among health workers in Zimbabwean tertiary hospitals (n = 535)

From: Acceptability of donor breastmilk banking among health workers: a cross-sectional survey in Zimbabwean urban settings

 

HEALTH WORKERS

with adequate knowledge on

wet nursing

HEALTH WORKERS

who knew

the concept of breastmilk banks

HEALTH WORKERS

who knew about processing of

donor breastmilk

Profession

n

%

n

%

n

%

Nursing staff

177

72

182

76

79

32

Midwife

50

88

43

78

26

46

Nutrition staff

72

80

52

58

30

34

Doctors

9

47

15

83

14

74

General staff

44

39

71

66

34

30

Total

352

67

363

71

183

35

p value

P < 0.001

P = 0.005

P = 0.015