JOURNAL PRESENTATION

TITLE :

Knowledge of antenatal women

regarding breastfeeding
AUTHOR :
Juliana linnette .D.Sa
YEAR :
2012
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM :
“A study to assess the knowledge of antenatal
women regarding breastfeeding among primigravidae
mothers at tertiary care hospital in mangalore city ,
India”
OBJECTIVES:
To assess the knowledge of antenatal primigravidae
mothers regarding breastfeeding as measured by a
structured knowledge questionnaire
 MATERIAL AND METHODS
A descriptive cross –sectional survey design was
implemented .
Fifty primigravidae who were either attending the
antenatal outpatient department or were admitted in a
tertiary care hospital in Mangalore city, India were
selected using convenience sampling technique.
Those primigravidae between 32 and 40 weeeks of
gestation ,knowledge was measured using a researcher
developed breastfeeding knowledge questionnaire.the
five experts validated the tool.
Pilot study was conducted five antenatal women after
which reliability was established using split half
technique and spearman Brown prophecy formula,
which yielded on r=0.90
The BKQ had 20 multiple choice questions .each
question had four options that carried score of one for
correct answer and zero for the wrong answer.
The study received ethical clearance from the ethical
committee of the university.
Informed consent was taken.
Data collection was done in May 2012
 RESEARCH METHDOLOGY

Research approach :Quantitative research

approach
Research design : Descriptive cross sectional
research design
Target population :Primigravidae antenatal
mother
Accessible population : Primigravidae antenatal
mother who were admitted in tertiary care hospital in
Mangalore city , India. 
Sample : Primigravidae antenatal
mother who were admitted in tertiary care hospital in
Mangalore city, India
Sampling
Inclusive criteria:
The primigravidae 32 and 40 wks of gestation
Who had no obstetrical complication
Who willing to participate in the study
Exclusive criteria
Multirgravidae mother
Who are not willing to participate the study
Sampling technique :Convenience sampling
technique
Sample size : 50
TOOLS USED FOR THE STUDY
Part 1 : Socio demographic data
 Part 11 : Breastfeeding knowledge
questionnaire(BKQ)
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Data were analysed using SPSS16.0
Frequency and percentage were computed for socio-
demographic profile
Mean, median, range, mean percentage and standard
deviation was computed for knowledge items
chi-square was computed to determine association
between the knowledge and the socio demographic
variables .
 RESULTS:
SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE:
It was found that maximum percentage of women
were in the age group 17-19 yrs 42%
Housewives 46%
Muslim religion 54%
Had completed primary education 56%
Monthly income 4,000 to 8,000 -40%
KNOWLEDGE SCORES
The overall mean knowledge score was 12 the median was also
12
The range of scores was from 8-16.standard deviation +-1.68
Majority of women knew that colostrums is lemon yellow 84%
And its benefits for baby 72%
The women had knowledge in hygienic aspects during
breastfeeding 44% positioning of baby 48%
Only 58 % percent of the women knew that the duration of
exclusive breast feeding is six months 32% people responded
correctly to the colostrums is secreted soon after delivery
Only 38 % responded correctly advantages of breastfeeding
 DISCUSSION :
In this study revealed that majority 72% of the women
knew that exclusive breast feeding meant giving only
breast milk.
Only 58% knew the correct duration of breast feeding.
This study also found that all women 100% knew the
breastfeed is the best food for the baby, it is the best
method of feeding and that it leads to healthy
outcome of the baby
38% were aware of its advantage to the mother in
terms of decreasing the risk of breast cancer.
In this study 72% of the women knew the benefits of
colostrums
Among the rural population it was found that only
35.6% of women were unaware of the importance of
colostrums.
It is essential for health professionals to impart
knowledge to women in areas of deficit and encourage
them to have good practices regarding breastfeeding .
CONCLUSION:

This study revealed that deficit in knowledge in some

content areas of breastfeeding .
These content areas need to be considered during the
development of breastfeeding educational material.
Breastfeeding education should start early in the
antenatal period as it is fundamental to the success of
exclusive breastfeeding