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Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Volume7, Issue11

A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Human Milk Donation Among Postnatal Mother In Selected Hospitals Of Pune City

    Ms. Roshani Pareshkumar Naik , Prof. Mrs. Pravina Mahadalkar

European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020, Volume 7, Issue 11, Pages 6165-6176

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Abstract

: Introduction: Breast milk is the vital nutrient for the new born baby all that they required.  Some mothers are not able to feed their baby or some  babies are not have  that privilege  to have  their  own mother’s milk, that time another mother’s  milk  is  also  a  boon  for  that  boon  become reality  Breast  milk Donation is necessary.  Human  Breast  Milk Donation is  the   bridge between helpful to needed one(Mother’s milk is considered very essential for the newborn infant explain with reason., n.d.). It provides total nutrient requirement for the first six months of life. It also prevents malnutrition and allows the child to develop fully. But when there is not enough mothers’ milk available due to some reasons like mother has insufficient milk glands, has had past breast surgery or is taking medication (e.g. chemotherapy for cancer) and has an infection that could spread to her baby through breast feeding. For these babies an alternative must be sought.(Ghuge et al., 2018) The present study title: A study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding human milk donation among postnatal mother in selected hospitals of Pune city. The objective of study  to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding Human breast  milk  donation,  association  between  variables  and  associate those findings with demographic  variables. Material and Methods: In present study, researcher adopted Non-Experimental descriptive design using structured questionnaire and Likert scale. Non probability convenient sampling technique used for data collection. Data analysis was done mainly using descriptive statistics. Result : The  finding  of  the  study  reveals that majority of 46% postnatal mothers were  from  under the  age  group  of  23-26  years, mothers do not having previous knowledge about Human breast milk donation. Present study shows that Mean knowledge score of the postnatal mothers regarding Human milk donation shows 8.89 with 3.06 Standard deviation. Result shows that mean attitude score  of the post- natal mothers regarding Human milk donation shows 28.56 with 9.62 Standard deviation. co- relation between knowledge  and  attitude  regarding  Human  Milk  Donation  was  negative  co There is no significant association between knowledge regarding Human Milk and Donation demographic  variable  Age  (Years),  Education,  Type  of  Family,  Occupation,   Family  Income per month and  Area  of  Residence  at  0.05  level  of  significance.  Therefor the Ho2 has accepted. there is no significant association between attitude score  of  mothers  regarding Human Milk and Donation demographic variable Age (Years), Education, Type of Family, Occupation, Family Income per month and Area of Residence at 0.05 level  of  significance. Therefor the ho2 hypothesis has accepted. Conclusion:The knowledge of postnatal mothers regarding Breast milk donation was   average nearly poor level.  The  attitude  of  postnatal mother  is  almost  divided  in  to  highly  favorable  ,  moderately   favorable,   unfavorable. Knowledge and Attitude has no co relation in this study.   
 
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(2021). A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Human Milk Donation Among Postnatal Mother In Selected Hospitals Of Pune City. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(11), 6165-6176.
Ms. Roshani Pareshkumar Naik , Prof. Mrs. Pravina Mahadalkar. "A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Human Milk Donation Among Postnatal Mother In Selected Hospitals Of Pune City". European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7, 11, 2021, 6165-6176.
(2021). 'A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Human Milk Donation Among Postnatal Mother In Selected Hospitals Of Pune City', European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 7(11), pp. 6165-6176.
A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Human Milk Donation Among Postnatal Mother In Selected Hospitals Of Pune City. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2021; 7(11): 6165-6176.
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