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Table 5 Factors that influence health workers’ willingness to donate breastmilk to a donor human milk bank (n = 535)

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

Reasons HEALTH WORKERS would agree to donate breastmilk to a bank

n

%

 Help other babies

193

80

 Breastmilk is important

39

16

 I have adequate knowledge on DHM banks

9

4

Reasons HEALTH WORKERS would not agree to donate breastmilk to a bank

 Fear of Diseases

121

41

 Unacceptable

87

30

 I have Inadequate knowledge

63

21

 The practice is unethical

8

2

 Decision lies with my partner

10

1

 The practice is not safe

5

1