Effect of Education Program on Mothers' Knowledge about Breastfeeding in Al-Hodieadh Governorate-Yemen 2021

Authors

  • Haddad Salim Al-Hebshi Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Hadhramaut University, Mukalla, Yemen.
  • Noman Ahmed Alhatemi Department of Public health Nursing, Dean of Faculty Nursing, Jibla University for Medicine and Health Sciences, Ibb, Yemen
  • Laith Mahmoud Alosoufe Department of Child and Maternal Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Jerash University, Jerash, Jordan.
  • Muhannad Abdulkawi Al-Fakih Undergraduate Medicine student, Jibla University for Medical& Health Sciences, Ibb, Yemen.

Keywords:

Breastfeeding, Education, Knowledge, Newborn, Mother

Abstract

Breastfeeding is an essential and important for public health and growth newborn. It is considered as the
appropriate feeding method to provide necessary nutrition for the newborn. The study aimed to increase mothers'
knowledge about breastfeeding. Methods: The quasi-experimental research design was utilized in this study. The
study revealed that there is an effect of the education program on mothers' knowledge toward breastfeeding. The
total score of mothers' knowledge about breastfeeding showed that; 8.1% of mothers had good knowledge in pretest
and their knowledge improved after being implemented to be 76.3% in posttest, and 56.3% in follow up test. The
presented study findings highlighted the effect of education programs on mothers' knowledge of breastfeeding.
Also, this study discovered that there is a relationship between the characteristic and mothers' knowledge. It was
observed after the education programme was implemented. Recommendation: Yemenis' mothers need to continue
education program about breastfeeding, in particular the mothers who lives in rural areas.

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Published

2024-03-05

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2023): Volume 20, Issue 2 (2023)

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