Eucebious Lekalakala-Mokgele, Mygirl P Lowane, Ntlogeleng Mabina Mogale
Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes of eHealth and Health Technology among Nursing Students from Gauteng Province, South Africa
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
achievement towards 100 exclusive breastfeeding still challenge many countries despite adverse impacts due absence exclusive breastfeeding one consequence low practice exclusive breastfeeding malnutrition including stunting prevented providing optimal food infants starting providing exclusive breastfeeding birth 6 months age however practice exclusive breastfeeding still low suspected practice also decreased covid 19 pandemic study aims analyze determinants exclusive breastfeeding suburban areas covid19 pandemic study using cross sectional design conducted interviewing 206 mothers 2022 meet inclusion criteria consisted breastfeeding babies last 1 year live suburban area depok city west java multiple binary logistic regression used measure association strength independent variables outcome variable independent variables pvalue 025 chisquare test included logistic regression model prevalence exclusive breastfeeding early initiation breastfeeding eib 583 578 respectively factors associated exclusive breastfeeding practices education employment status knowledge attitude exclusive breastfeeding selfefficacy providing exclusive breastfeeding eib practice eating pattern multivariate analysis found dominant factors exclusive breastfeeding eib study highlights importance improving exclusive breastfeeding practice early initiation breastfeeding mothers knowledge education selfefficacy therefore health promotion education emphasize importance factors supported health policy massive campaign key success exclusive breastfeeding