ArticleInternational breastfeeding journal2020
Acceptability of donor breastmilk banking among health workers: a cross-sectional survey in Zimbabwean urban settings.
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- Acceptability of donated breast milk among pregnant women in selected hospitals in central Uganda: a cross-sectional study.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- "It's just like a blood transfusion": perceptions on the use of donated breast milk in selected hospitals in central Uganda: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Acceptability of breast milk donor banking: A qualitative study among health workers in Greater Accra Regional Hospital, Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Women's perspectives on human milk banking in Ghana: results from a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Human Milk for Vulnerable Infants: Breastfeeding and Milk Sharing Practice among Ghanaian Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Rural Nurses' Views on Breastmilk Banking in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Donated Milk and their Socio-demographic Predictors in Healthcare Providers in Tabriz, 2021: A Cross-sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding Mothers' and Nurses' Perceptions of Breast Milk Sharing and Donation for Research in Bhutan: A Qualitative Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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backgroundThe World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that donor human milk is superior to artificial infant formula in situations where the baby cannot feed on the mother's breastmilk. The purpose of this study was to determine the acceptability of donor human milk banking among health workers in Zimbabwean urban settings.
methodsA cross sectional study was conducted among 535 health workers and 15 key informants. Three referral hospitals were purposively selected and systematic random sampling was used to select the health workers. The study was conducted between October 2017 and October 2018.
resultsThe concept of donor human milk banking was acceptable among health workers. One-third (31%) of the study participants reported that they would accept donor breastmilk for their children while 56% of them would encourage their clients to donate breastmilk. Acceptance of donor human milk banking was associated with a high level of knowledge on breastmilk banks (p = 0.009) and the study participants' health profession (p = 0.001). Clinical staff were more receptive to donor human milk banking compared to non-clinical health workers. Donor human milk banking was not associated with religion (p = 0.498) or marital status (p = 0.714).
conclusionsThe results showed that health workers and policy informers would accept the establishment of breastmilk banks subject to resource availability. Commitment to the establishment of breastmilk banks was moderately acceptable among opinion leaders responsible for spearheading health and nutrition policies.
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