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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2018; 43(2): 332-336 Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant Shankar Lal, Dileejan Mugheri, Ahmed Bux Shaikh, Chetandas, Shanti Lal. Abstract Objective: To assess the knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant in general practitioners in Larkana city, Pakistan. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in general practitioners of Larkana city and included all general practitioners, graduate and post graduate, trained and untrained trainees. All were administered a structured questionnaire to collect their response. All the quacks (non-qualified) and Doctors who were not willing to be interviewed were not included. Results: Out of 161 medical practitioners, 154 (95.7%) were males and 7 (4.3%) were female. Majority, 140 (87%) were graduates, most of GPs (87%) did their graduation from Chandka Medical College, Larkana. The overall percentage of correct answers was 54.0%. Conclusion: Knowledge of general practitioners regarding breast feeding practices and their relationship with health of infant was inadequate to counsel women, which is a significant barrier to the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding practice. Key words: Exclusive breastfeeding, General practitioners, colostrum   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext Print this Article How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Shankar Lal Articles by Dileejan Mugheri Articles by Ahmed Bux Shaikh Articles by Chetandas Articles by Shanti Lal on Google on Google Scholar Article Statistics   Viewed: 275 Downloaded: 77 Cited: 0 How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Lal S, Mugheri D, Shaikh AB, , Lal S. Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. RMJ. 2018; 43(2): 332-336. Web Style Lal S, Mugheri D, Shaikh AB, , Lal S. Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. http://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=258995 [Access: October 16, 2018]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Lal S, Mugheri D, Shaikh AB, , Lal S. Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. RMJ. 2018; 43(2): 332-336. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Lal S, Mugheri D, Shaikh AB, , Lal S. Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. RMJ. (2018), [cited October 16, 2018]; 43(2): 332-336. Harvard Style Lal, S., Mugheri, D., Shaikh, A. B., & Lal, S. (2018) Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. RMJ, 43 (2), 332-336. Turabian Style Lal, Shankar, Dileejan Mugheri, Ahmed Bux Shaikh, Chetandas, and Shanti Lal. 2018. Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (2), 332-336. Chicago Style Lal, Shankar, Dileejan Mugheri, Ahmed Bux Shaikh, Chetandas, and Shanti Lal. "Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant." Rawal Medical Journal 43 (2018), 332-336. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Lal, Shankar, Dileejan Mugheri, Ahmed Bux Shaikh, Chetandas, and Shanti Lal. "Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant." Rawal Medical Journal 43.2 (2018), 332-336. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Lal, S., Mugheri, D., Shaikh, A. B., & Lal, S. (2018) Knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (2), 332-336.

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