Somayeh Bagheri Author

Research Article Open Access

Knowledge and Attitude Evaluation of Mothers Regarding Exclusive Breastfeeding Referring to Health Care Centers

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Fahimeh Khoushabi, Mohammad Reza Shadan, Saeedeh Fathehi Chenar and Somayeh Bagheri*

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is the single most effective intervention for child survival. The purpose of the study was to assess knowledge, attitude of mothers about exclusive breastfeeding.

Materials and methods: Data has been collected by structured questionnaire and interview from Iranian mothers referring to Health Care Centers in Zabol. In a cross sectional study 268 women who had children less than two years selected via cluster random sampling technique.

Results: Mean age of mothers was 27.33 ± 6.13, 64.6% of children used breastfeeding and 39.5% of them had exclusive breastfeeding till 4 months after bir... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/0032-745X.1000314

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