Knowledge, attitudes and awareness regarding donor breast milk: a cross-sectional study of mothers in a high HIV-prevalent area
| Autor: | Hadebe Thobeka Zamahlubi, Kimesh L Naidoo, Fharnisa Khan, Refiloe Masekela |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 0, Iss 0, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1607-0658 2221-1268 16070658 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/16070658.2023.2189347 |
| Popis: | Background: The use of donated expressed breast milk (DBM) is encouraged in South Africa, with donor milk banks and legislated policies and programmes available in hospitals serving populations with a high HIV prevalence. Concerns over poor attitudes amongst mothers towards DBM seem to persist. Methods: A cross-sectional mixed-methods approach was used in a cohort of mothers of neonates in a regional hospital. Between April 2021 and January 2022, survey data on knowledge, awareness and attitudes towards DBM was collected. Qualitative data from open-ended questions were thematically analysed. Comparative analysis using independent sample t-tests and logistic regression to determine differences in variables and to understand associations related to knowledge was conducted. Results: A total of 163 mothers with a mean (SD) age of 27.1 ± 6.3 years were included; 49.7% of mothers had post-high-school qualifications, 82.8% were unemployed and 87.0% received social security. Some 64.4% had inadequate knowledge of DBM. Awareness of DBM had the strongest association with better knowledge concerning DBM and AdjOR (25.25 95% CI 10.60–68.40; p |
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