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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pregnant Women regarding Benefits ofBreast Feeding and Immunization in newborns.
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pregnant Women regarding Benefits ofBreast Feeding and Immunization in newborns.
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
ABSTRACT:Objectives: To study the knowledge attitude and practices of pregnant women regarding benefits of breastfeedingand immunization.Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional studyMaterial and Method: This study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics of P.N.S. Shifa Hospital Karachi overa period of six months. All pregnant women admitted in the obstetric ward were included. After obtaining informedconsent participants were administered questionnaire, which was filled in by the researcher. The questions were inthe native language. Performa includes questions pertinent to knowledge, attitude and practices regarding benefitsof breast feeding and immunization to achieve the millennium development goal 4.Results: Despite of the level of education out of 235 participants at most of them (97%) were aware of role ofimmunization and breast feeding. But 14.5% lack knowledge of frequency of breast feeding. 42.11% participants saiddoctor a...
