Table 3 |
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Health Workers' Attitudes and Counselling Messages Related to Infant Feeding (N = 19) |
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Characteristic |
Question |
Yes N (%) |
No N (%) |
Not Sure N (%) |
No answer N (%) |
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General |
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Do you think that breast milk alone is enough food for a baby for the first 6 months of life? |
18 (94) |
1 (5) |
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Do you think it is possible for women in this community to breastfeed exclusively for 6 months? |
11 (58) |
7 (37) |
2 (11) |
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Do you think that it is possible for women to stop breastfeeding at 6 months in this community? |
7 (37) |
6 (32) |
4 (21) |
2 (11) |
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Do you provide counselling on infant feeding? |
17 (90) |
2 (11) |
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HIV specific |
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Do you believe that HIV can be transmitted from an HIV-infected mother to her child? |
19 (100) |
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Do you believe that HIV can be transmitted through breastfeeding? |
18 (95) |
1 (5) |
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Have you ever counselled a woman about HIV and breastfeeding? |
6 (32) |
11 (58) |
2 (11) |
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Do you think a mother with HIV should breastfeed her baby? |
10 (53) |
7 (37) |
1 (5) |
1 (5) |
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Piwoz et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:2 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-2 |
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