Breast Feeding Among Married Female Family Medicine Trainees in Makkak Almukarramah, Jeddah and Taif, Saudi Arabia (2013-2014)
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: All health workers, particularly primary health care physicians (PHCPs), play an important role in the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. They should be able to promote breastfeeding, to provide appropriate information and to demonstrate a thorough practical knowledge of breastfeeding management. Objectives: To assess knowledge attitude of family medicine female residents in Makkah Almukarramah, Jeddah, and Taif regarding breastfeeding. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study Included all female resident physicians being affiliated to family medicine unites within the Makkah Almukarramah, Jeddah, and Taif. Validated questionnaire was used for data collection including personal characteristics of the participants in addition to assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding breastfeeding of the last child. Results: The study included 47 female residents. Their age ranged between 24 and 33 years with a mean of 28.6 and standard deviation of 1.8 years. Vast majority of family medicine residents (97.9%) initiated breastfeeding of their last “index” child. Executive breastfeeding during the first six months was reported by 19.6% of those reported breastfeeding. Mode of delivery is significantly associated with practicing executive breastfeeding as 12.1% of normally delivered physicians compared to 41.7% of those delivers by Caesarian section practiced exclusive breastfeeding, p=0.043. Physicians who had positive attitude towards breastfeeding tended to executively breastfed their children compared to those who had negative attitude towards it (30.8% versus 5%, p=0.031). Overall physicians` breastfeeding knowledge was good among 61.7 and excellent among 27.7% of them while it was unsatisfactory among 10.6% of them. Positive attitude towards breastfeeding was reported among slightly more than half of the female family medicine residents (55.3%) whereas negative attitude (score <68) was reported among 44.7% of them. Conclusions: Despite the fact that most of the female family medicine residents had adequate information about optimal infant feeding, this did not translate into optimal feeding practice on their children.
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Salma Abdulkarim Al Khoutani, Enas Abdulkarim Al Khoutani
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