Knowledge Attitude and Practice towards Accreditation of Hospitals as Baby-friendly for Improving Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes | ||||
Benha Medical Journal | ||||
Article 16, Volume 40, Annual conference issue, March and April 2023, Page 194-212 PDF (784.6 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2023.180403.1728 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Hala Mostafa ElBegawy 1; Azza M.A.M Abul-Fadl2; Aliaa Mohammed Diab3; Ali A. Morsi4 | ||||
1Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine-Benha University | ||||
2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University | ||||
3Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha. Egypt | ||||
4Departmet of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: UNICEF/WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a worldwide program aimed at promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding through the ‘Ten Steps’ for successful breastfeeding. Aim: To assess the underlying causes that lead to poor implementation of BFHI after the designation of the hospitals as Baby-friendly. Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study for comparing the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of staff representing three types of hospitals: 7 University (UH), 7 public (PH) and teaching hospitals (TH) from different parts of the country. Interviews were conducted for 350staff (university staff, medical students, house-officers, nurses and doctors working in maternity and neonatal units) &140 mothers from different countries & different hospital. Results: KAP towards the Code was significantly lower among UH staff compared to the other hospitals (P | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Knowledge; Accreditation; Baby-friendly; Maternal; Neonatal Outcomes | ||||
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