Azahar, Amira Syazreen
(2015)
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards
breastfeeding among mothers in Tumpat, Kelantan.
Project Report.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Breastfeeding has been actively promoted in Malaysia in the last few years in all public and
private hospital. In Malaysia, the National Breastfeeding Policy was formulated in 1993 whereby
exclusive breastfeeding was recommended for the first four to six months of life and continued
up to two years. The prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding among children below six months
was low about 15% in Malaysia. Thus, the current breastfeeding patterns are still far from the
recommended levels. Compared to other countries in the Southeast Asian region, Malaysia is the
country with the lowest prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. This study proposed to find out
knowledge, attitude and practice towards breastfeeding among mothers in kampung Baru
Nelayan, Tumpat, Kelantan. The questionnaire consist of three parts and descriptive statistic were
used to organize and summarize the information obtained from a sample (n= 110) of the
population. The results from the KAP study shown that the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary breastfeeding was 55% respectively. Apart from that, the results indicate
most mother are shy to breastfeed in public and they were more likely to breastfeed in public if
there is a suitable placed. Mothers with a positive attitude on breastfeeding and those who
possess a secondary educational level were associated with longer duration of breastfeeding. Spouse and family members played an important role in building up a mother’s confidence to
breastfeed her child. Mothers preferences are important in the decision to initiate breastfeeding
and continue exclusive breastfeeding for the recommended 6 months minimum.
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