Intention and practice on breastfeeding among pregnant mothers in Malaysia and factors associated with practice of exclusive breastfeeding: A cohort study.

Nurul Mursyidah ShohaimiMajidah MazelanKanesh RamanathanMai Shahira Meor HaziziYan Ning LeongXiang Bin CheongSubashini AmbigapathyAi Theng Cheong

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding practice at one month in the studied district was 65.4%. Malay mothers and mothers with high breastfeeding knowledge were more likely to breastfeed exclusively. Thus, we recommend targeted intervention towards non-Malay mothers and increasing breastfeeding knowledge to all pregnant mothers.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
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randomized controlled trial
pregnant women
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