Knowledge, Attitude, Exposure, and Future Intentions toward Exclusive Breastfeeding among Universiti Sains Malaysia Final Year Medical and Dental Students
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Background: Breastmilk is the best nourishment for an infant for the first 6 months of life. Health professionals like medical doctors and dentists can help promote and support exclusive breastfeeding. We aimed to assess knowl-edge, attitudes, exposure, and future intentions toward exclusive breastfeeding among final year medical and den-tal students at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.Methods: A total of 162 students participated in this cross-sectional study that was conducted between May and September of 2015. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the variables of interest. Results: Most students knew exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life (98.1%). Howev-er, some students incorrectly thought formula milk can be given if the infant appears hungry after having been breastfed (61.7%). Additionally, some incorrectly thought expressed breastmilk can be warmed on direct heat (47.5%) and left-over expressed milk can be re-stored (60.5%). Most students agreed that exclusive breastfeeding is easier to practice than formula feeding and that it is the best choice for working mothers. Most students (93.2%) in-tend to breastfeed their children, and this intention was significantly associated with their experience being breast-fed as infants and attitudes toward exclusive breastfeeding.Conclusion: Generally, final year medical and dental students have favorable attitudes and future intentions to-ward exclusive breastfeeding, although some of them lacked knowledge about certain important aspects of the practice. Past experience of being exclusively breastfed and a more positive attitude toward the practice were asso-ciated with their future intentions to practice exclusive breastfeeding.
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Background: Breastmilk is the best nourishment for an infant for the first 6 months of life. Health professionals like medical doctors and dentists can help promote and support exclusive breastfeeding. We aimed to assess knowl-edge, attitudes, exposure, and future intentions toward exclusive breastfeeding among final year medical and den-tal students at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.Methods: A total of 162 students participated in this cross-sectional study that was conducted between May and September of 2015. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the variables of interest. Results: Most students knew exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of life (98.1%). Howev-er, some students incorrectly thought formula milk can be given if the infant appears hungry after having been breastfed (61.7%). Additionally, some incorrectly thought expressed breastmilk can be warmed on direct heat (47.5%) and left-over expressed milk can be re-stored (60.5%). Most students agreed that exclusive breastfeeding is easier to practice than formula feeding and that it is the best choice for working mothers. Most students (93.2%) in-tend to breastfeed their children, and this intention was significantly associated with their experience being breast-fed as infants and attitudes toward exclusive breastfeeding.Conclusion: Generally, final year medical and dental students have favorable attitudes and future intentions to-ward exclusive breastfeeding, although some of them lacked knowledge about certain important aspects of the practice. Past experience of being exclusively breastfed and a more positive attitude toward the practice were asso-ciated with their future intentions to practice exclusive breastfeeding.
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