Table 3.
Health professionals' breastfeeding practices at baseline and 3 months after completing the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund/World Health Organization 20-hour course for maternity staff
| No (%) of respondents answering correctly |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Practice scenarios | pre-training (n = 223)* | post-training (n = 213)* | P |
| Recommended duration of breastfeeding |
93 (42.1) |
172 (81.5) |
<0.001† |
| Breastfeeding post-Cesarean section
under local anesthesia‡ |
125 (56.6) |
120 (61.2) |
0.334† |
| Feeding an unsettled baby |
133 (60.5) |
124 (59.3) |
0.812† |
| Insufficient milk supply |
179 (81) |
190 (91.8) |
0.001† |
| Code compliance |
142 (65.1) |
188 (90.4) |
<0.001† |
| Management of mastitis | 65 (29.6) | 111 (53.4) | <0.001† |
*The total number of respondents may slightly differ between variables, if a health professional did not answer a question.
†χ2 test.