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Table 6 Factors that influence health workers’ decision to receive DHM from a breastmilk bank (n = 518)

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

Reason HEALTH WORKERS would accept to receive DHM

n

%

 Breastmilk is important to children

146

88

 The practice is safe

19

11

 I would accept after receiving more information

1

1

Reasons HEALTH WORKERS would not accept to receive donor human milk

 Fear of diseases

215

61

 Unacceptable

80

23

 Inadequate knowledge on DHM banks

30

9

 Prefer formula milk

18

5

 DHM not safe

9

3