Indonesian Journal of Health Sciences Research and Development (IJHSRD)
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2022): INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS EXPRESSED BREAST MILK AMONG WORKING MOTHERS IN HARARI REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA, 2021: EXPRESSED BREAST MILK

Arif Hussen Jamie (Pediatrics & Child health nursing, Harar Health Science College, Department of Pediatrics Nursing, East Ethiopia)
Elias Sertse Gebremedhin (Surgeon, Assistant professor, Hiowtfana specialized hospital, Harar, Ethiopia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jun 2022

Abstract

Background: World health organization (WHO) rules in the beginning six month the child should be given breast milkonly, so mothers coming back to work should have a good knowledge about appropriate expression of breast milk. The main goal of the research was to determine knowledge and attitude toward expressed breast milk among working mothers in Harari region, Ethiopia, 2021 Methods:A cross-sectional study was done on 385 employed mothers for analysis of data SPSS 22 used. Results: Over all knowledge and attitude about expressed breast milk were 36% and 44%respectivly. Conclusion:  the study showed there was knowledge gap in the expressing and storing of breast milk. More exertion is essential to be done by the health professionals ineducating mothers on way of expression, storing and timings of storage of expressed breast milk of breast.

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ijhsrd

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Health Professions Public Health

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Indonesian Journal of health sciences research and development (IJHSRD) is an open-access journal and peer-reviewed that publishes either original article or reviews. This journal focuses on : Community medicine, public health, epidemiology, occupational health, environmental hazards, clinical ...