Abstract

20Dec 2016 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES REGARDING BREASTFEEDING AMONG FEMALE SCHOOL TEACHERS AT QASSIM REGION. Fahad A Alwusaydi , Jalal A Bilal , Mohannad S Alawad and Abdullah H Alharbi. Medical Student, Qassim University. Assistant professor of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Department, College of Medicine, Qassim University.

Highlights

  • Breastfeeding is the ideal way of feeding infants, which has a great impact on them, their mothers, their health care costs and Received: 25 October 2016 Final Accepted: 23 November 2016 Published: December 2016 the whole society

  • Despite its benefits, breastfeeding rates and duration vary among countries and regions and the pattern have changed the changing community of Saudi Arabia

  • There are limited data regarding breastfeeding among female schoolteachers in Saudi Arabia

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Introduction

Breastfeeding is the ideal way of feeding infants, which has a great impact on them, their mothers, their health care costs and Received: 25 October 2016 Final Accepted: 23 November 2016 Published: December 2016 the whole society. It has many benefits for both the mother and the infant. There are limited data regarding breastfeeding among female schoolteachers in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to assess breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and practice of female schoolteachers in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia and to identify factors that affect breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and practice among them

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