Table 4

Proportion (%) of mothers who disagree or agree, on a scale of 0 to 9, in response to 10 statements regarding infants less than six months.
Statements:
 Maximum disagreement ← → Maximum agreement


0
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
 DK*
1. Infants grow better if breast milk is complemented with infant formula
 78
 4
 2
 2
 4
 3
 1
 1
 0
 4
 0
2. The milk of a mother who does not eat well does not meet the infant's needs
 18
 4
 9
 5
 11
 10
 4
 8
 4
 26
 2
3. An exclusively breastfed infant is less susceptible to diarrhoea and ear infection
 18
 7
 5
 4
 6
 6
 4
 5
 7
 32
 6
4. When the doctor prescribes infant formula supplements, breast milk is insufficient
 49
 5
 2
 2
 2
 5
 6
 4
 5
 19
 0
5. If a breastfeed lasts more than 10 minutes, nipples become sore
 70
 5
 4
 3
 3
 2
 0
 3
 2
 7
 2
6. After a C-section, mothers have to wait at least 24 hours before they start breastfeeding
 63
 2
 2
 1
 2
 2
 1
 2
 2
 10
 14
7. Only a small proportion of mothers, less than 1%, does not have enough milk
 12
 3
 7
 3
 6
 7
 3
 8
 5
 36
 11
8. There is no need whatsoever to give foods and fluids other than breast milk
 13
 3
 2
 3
 5
 6
 4
 4
 8
 52
 0
9. Water should be given to all exclusively breastfed infants, especially in hot weather
 31
 5
 6
 4
 5
 7
 4
 6
 6
 26
 0
10. Sweet water or infant formula should be given to all newborns while waiting for the onset of milk production
 59
 6
 4
 2
 3
 3
 2
 4
 1
 14
 3

* DK = don't know

Quintero Romero et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:14   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-14