Knowledge about breastfeeding in pregnant women receiving primary health care
Objective: To identify the knowledge about breastfeeding in pregnant women receiving primary health care. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 77 pregnant women covered by 11 Family Health Strategies in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected betwe...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repository: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Language: | Portuguese English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/9558 |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/9558 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Women's Health Child Health Breast Feeding Salud de la Mujer Salud del Niño Lactancia Materna Saúde da Mulher Saúde da Criança Aleitamento Materno |
| Summary: | Objective: To identify the knowledge about breastfeeding in pregnant women receiving primary health care. Methods: A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 77 pregnant women covered by 11 Family Health Strategies in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected between August and October 2018 using a semi-structured questionnaire addressing socioeconomic variables. and breastfeeding. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Results: Pregnant women were between 16 and 42 years old, 59 (76.62%) were self-declared White, and 32 (41.56%) were married. Regarding exclusive breastfeeding, 61 (79.2%) pregnant women said only milk. As for breastfeeding guidelines, nurses stood out as the professionals most mentioned by the participants. All the participants said that guidance on pregnancy is provided during prenatal care in primary health care settings. Conclusion: Pregnant women have knowledge about breastfeeding, which might be associated with the fact that they received prenatal care in primary health care settings. |
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