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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding BreastfeedingSupport among Village Health Volunteers in Nakhon Nayok,Thailand |
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| Creator | Pawin Puapornpong, M.D. |
| Title | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding BreastfeedingSupport among Village Health Volunteers in Nakhon Nayok,Thailand |
| Publisher | PIMDEE Co., Ltd. |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Journal Vol. | 24 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 89-96 |
| Keyword | exclusive breastfeeding, knowledge, attitudes and practices, village health volunteer |
| ISSN | 0857-6084 |
| Abstract | Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes and breastfeeding support practices provided byvillage health volunteers.Materials and Methods: The subjects were 72 village health volunteers from three sub-districts;Klong Yai, Buangsan and Chomphol of the Ongkharak district in the Nakhon Nayok province.The study was done during the period from the beginning of March to the end of June, 2014.The questionnaire has been designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and breastfeedingsupport practice provided by the village health volunteers. The questionnaires were distributedto the village health volunteers and the data analyzed. The 6-month exclusive breastfeedingrates of each area were determined by home visitation. The data was collected and analyzedby the Chi square and Kruskal-Wallis test.Results: The knowledge score totaled 8 points. The median of the knowledge scores of KlongYai, Buangsan and Chomphol were 7, 8 and 7 points, respectively. The attitude score totaled30 points. The median of attitude scores of Klong Yai, Buangsan and Chomphol were 26, 30and 28 points; percentages of the village health volunteer's home visits and breastfeedingsupport were 75.0, 90.5 and 87.5; and the exclusive breastfeeding rates for six months were33.3%, 39.3% and 37.0%, respectively.Conclusion: The knowledge, attitudes and breastfeeding support practices among village healthvolunteers in the three sub-districts were high and were consistent with the 6-month, exclusivebreastfeeding rates for each area. |
