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Knowledge and attitude of breast feeding of female students | ||
| Tikret Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-77 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dhia Fathel Al -Shaikly | ||
| Abstract | ||
| To assess knowledge and attitude of college girls, Medicine, Phannacy and Arts in Baghdad City towardsbreast feeding. Across-sectional study with a random sample of 258 female studies during period of1994-1998 from girls, medical, pharmacy & art college in Baghdad City, using a self-administeredquestionnaire. The ages of the females ranged from 18 to 32 years. About 13% of them received somehealth education about breast feeding. One-quarter reported that they leamed about breast feeding atschool. About 4% of students learned from their mothers. Less than half the students in the sample(qOVr) larew the meaning of colosfum. Only 22Yo students gave the right answer about the right time forthe first feed. Regarding the frequeniy of breast feeding, one third gave the right answer.The studyshowed considerable deficiency in the knowledge of the college femalg shrdents about breast feeding.Relevant knowledge and skills about breast feeding should be included in the curriculum of college toprepare them successfirl breast feeding. | ||
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