Table 2.

Attitudes of lactating mothers towards breastfeeding

Reason*	%	n
Healthy for the child	48	67
Helps the child to grow well	38	53
Breast milk is the best food for the child	36	51
Beneficial to the mother (reduces breast tightness and pain)	63	88
Bad for the mother (causes weight loss)	17	22
No known benefit	23	32

*many gave more than one reason.