Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)

Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is very crucial for the health of infant as well as mother. However, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is very low especially among working mother. Since the prevalence of EBF might be influenced by the level of knowledge on EBF, researcher comes to critical thi...

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Main Authors:	Roziah Arabi, Rohani Mamat, Noraini Abd Rashid, Rufina Bakri
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/1/16767-69341-1-PB.pdf

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spelling	ukm-116082018-04-30T06:32:16Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/ Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM) Roziah Arabi, Rohani Mamat, Noraini Abd Rashid, Rufina Bakri, Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is very crucial for the health of infant as well as mother. However, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is very low especially among working mother. Since the prevalence of EBF might be influenced by the level of knowledge on EBF, researcher comes to critical thinking to conduct this study to evaluate level of knowledge on EBF among working mother. A cross sectional design study was carried out to determine knowledge level on exclusive breastfeeding among working mother, and its relationship with demographic data in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM). A total 283 respondents were recruited to participate in this study. The respondents’ knowledge level on exclusive breastfeeding was identified using Kim & Chapman (2013) Questionnaire on Knowledge and Practice about Exclusive Breastfeeding. The result showed that majority of the respondents (56.9%) had high knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding. For demographic data, factors such as age, level of education, and family income had shown a significant association (p < 0.05) with level of knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding. In conclusion, the level of knowledge of EBF was identified among working mother, yet it has been influenced by mother’s sociodemographic background. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/1/16767-69341-1-PB.pdf Roziah Arabi, and Rohani Mamat, and Noraini Abd Rashid, and Rufina Bakri, (2018) Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM). Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 16 (1). pp. 163-168. ISSN 1675-8161 http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/684
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description	Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is very crucial for the health of infant as well as mother. However, the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is very low especially among working mother. Since the prevalence of EBF might be influenced by the level of knowledge on EBF, researcher comes to critical thinking to conduct this study to evaluate level of knowledge on EBF among working mother. A cross sectional design study was carried out to determine knowledge level on exclusive breastfeeding among working mother, and its relationship with demographic data in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM). A total 283 respondents were recruited to participate in this study. The respondents’ knowledge level on exclusive breastfeeding was identified using Kim & Chapman (2013) Questionnaire on Knowledge and Practice about Exclusive Breastfeeding. The result showed that majority of the respondents (56.9%) had high knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding. For demographic data, factors such as age, level of education, and family income had shown a significant association (p < 0.05) with level of knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding. In conclusion, the level of knowledge of EBF was identified among working mother, yet it has been influenced by mother’s sociodemographic background.
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author	Roziah Arabi, Rohani Mamat, Noraini Abd Rashid, Rufina Bakri,
spellingShingle	Roziah Arabi, Rohani Mamat, Noraini Abd Rashid, Rufina Bakri, Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
author_facet	Roziah Arabi, Rohani Mamat, Noraini Abd Rashid, Rufina Bakri,
author_sort	Roziah Arabi,
title	Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
title_short	Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
title_full	Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
title_fullStr	Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
title_full_unstemmed	Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)
title_sort	working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in hospital canselor tuanku muhriz (hctm)
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2018
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11608/1/16767-69341-1-PB.pdf
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Working mothers’ knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM)

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