Table 2 Female health workers’ breastfeeding experience and environment in the Upper East region of Ghana
Variable | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Health facilities (n = 39) | ||
Facility level or type | Regional / District / Municipal Health Directorate | 4 (10) |
Regional / District / other Hospitals | 7 (18) | |
Health centers | 15 (38) | |
CHPS compounds | 13 (33) | |
Breastfeeding support environment requirements in facilities | ||
Flexible work breaks / options | Present | 39 (100) |
Absent | 0 (0) | |
Education for co-workers | Present | 0 (0) |
Absent | 39 (100) | |
Room for breastfeeding | Present | 1 (3) |
Absent | 38 (97) | |
Lactation policy | Present | 0 (0) |
Absent | 39 (100) | |
Workplace breastfeeding support environment in facilities | ||
Environment classification | Poor | 38 (97) |
Moderate | 1 (3) | |
Complete | 0 (0) | |
Breastfeeding and workplace (n = 157) | ||
Breastfeeding / breastfed at workplace | Yes | 122 (78) |
No | 35 (22) | |
Average number of times a participant is / was able to breastfeed at the workplace per day | Four or more times | 110 (90) |
Two to three times | 8 (7) | |
Once | 3 (2) | |
Not allowed to bring a child to the workplace | 1 (1) | |
Environment type mother breastfed in | Poor | 116 (95) |
Moderate | 6 (5) | |
Complete | 0 (0) | |