在职和非在职母亲关于母乳喂养及断奶的知识与实践评估。

Assessment of knowledge and practices about breastfeeding and weaning among working and non-working mothers.

作者信息

Khaliq Asif, Qamar Mehak, Hussaini Syed Abdullah, Azam Kiran, Zehra Nosheen, Hussain Mujtaba, Jaliawala Huzaifa Ali

机构信息

Department of Health Management, Institute of Business Management, Ziauddin University, Karachi.

Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi.

出版信息

J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Mar;67(3):332-338.

PMID:28303977

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To assess the knowledge and practices of working and non-working mothers regarding breastfeeding and weaning.

METHODS

This cross-sectional study involving working and non-working mothers was conducted from May 2015 to May 2016 at different hospitals of Karachi. Data was collected from women who had at least one child aged below 5 years and who had previously breastfed their child. Non-probability quota sampling technique was used. SPSS 20 was used for data analysis..

RESULTS

Of the 414 participants, 207(50%) were non-working while 207(50%) were working mothers. The overall mean age was 29.6±6.3 years. Moreover, 277(66.9%) mothers breastfed their youngest child and a significant difference was observed among the breastfeeding practices of working and non-working mothers (p<0.05). Bottle-feeding was adopted by 320(77.9%) mothers as an alternative method although 259(62.6%) mothers were aware about the harmful effects of bottle-feeding. Home-made products were used for weaning by 389(94%) mothers.

CONCLUSIONS

Knowledge and practices regarding breastfeeding showed significant difference in most of the aspects between working and non-working mothers. As for weaning, both groups had the same knowledge and practices.

摘要

目的

评估在职母亲和非在职母亲在母乳喂养及断奶方面的知识和做法。

方法

这项涉及在职母亲和非在职母亲的横断面研究于2015年5月至2016年5月在卡拉奇的不同医院进行。数据收集自至少有一个5岁以下子女且曾母乳喂养过孩子的女性。采用非概率配额抽样技术。使用SPSS 20进行数据分析。

结果

在414名参与者中，207名（50%）为非在职母亲，207名（50%）为在职母亲。总体平均年龄为29.6±6.3岁。此外，27（66.9%）名母亲对其最小的孩子进行母乳喂养，在职母亲和非在职母亲的母乳喂养做法存在显著差异（p<0.05）。320名（77.9%）母亲采用奶瓶喂养作为替代方法，尽管259名（62.6%）母亲知晓奶瓶喂养的有害影响。389名（94%）母亲使用自制产品进行断奶。