Colostrum knowledge among Saudi mothers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Colostrum knowledge among Saudi mothers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

To assess the knowledge level of Saudi women about colostrum for the newborns. The cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2015 to June 2016 at the Gynaecological Clinics of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and comprised lactating mothers in the community. Data was c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2020-12, Vol.70 (12(A)), p.2221-13
Hauptverfasser: Harakeh, Steve, Almatrafi, Musab, Bukhari, Rahma, Alamri, Turki, Barnawi, Salah, Joshi, Sunil, Al Muhayawi, Mohammed, Basunbul, Ghadeer, Alazraqi, Marwana, Al-Khalidy, Areej, Shaala, Lamia, Alshehri, Abdullah, Al Amri, Sultan, Aljaouni, Soad
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Breast feeding
Colostrum
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health aspects
Health literacy
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lactation
Mothers
Nutritional aspects
Pregnancy
Saudi Arabia
Surveys
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Zusammenfassung:To assess the knowledge level of Saudi women about colostrum for the newborns. The cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2015 to June 2016 at the Gynaecological Clinics of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and comprised lactating mothers in the community. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Of the 552 mothers, 301(54.5%) were age >30 years. The source of information about colostrum was friends and family for 367(66.67%) subjects. Overall, 367(66%) had high knowledge about colostrum. A significant correlation was detected between age and knowledge about colostrum composition and duration (p
ISSN:0030-9982
DOI:10.47391/JPMA.1251