Knowledge, perception and acceptability of breastfeeding and bottle feeding among Saudi population.

Sarah Alruwaily, Nazish Masud, Haya Alshaibani, Maha Sheikho, Meshael Alshoaibi, Asma Awadalla
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Despite the enormous benefits of breastfeeding (BF), its prevalence is suboptimal, with exclusive BF ranging between 7.3 % and 51% in the Saudi community. The aim of this study was to assess the Saudi community's knowledge regarding BF, exposure to BF promotional messages and formula milk advertisements and acceptability of BF in public places. It was a cross-sectional study that included Saudis aged 20-55 years old between December 2019 and June 2020. It utilised a self-administered questionnaire, which asked about background information, knowledge of BF, exposure to BF-promoting messages and exposure to formula milk advertisements and acceptability of BF versus bottle feeding in public. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS v. 22). For the analysis, a p-value <0.05 was considered significant. The sample included for analysis was 914. The mean age of participants was 33.8 ± 9 years. The majority of participants were female 823 (90%); males 87 (10%). The vast majority (94%) agreed that breast milk is more beneficial than formula milk. Nearly two-thirds (61%) were continuously exposed to messages advertising formula feeding, compared to only 35% who were exposed to messages promoting BF. The study found that 67.2% accept BF in public places. Among male participants, only 49% accepted BF in public places compared to 79% of female participants who accepted it; p-value <0.001. Acceptability of BF in public places was significantly higher among participants who had family members who breastfed (68%), compared to those who did not (50%), (p-value 0.01).

沙特人对母乳喂养和奶瓶喂养的认识、看法和接受程度。
尽管母乳喂养(BF)好处多多,但其普及率并不理想,在沙特社区,纯母乳喂养率介于 7.3 % 到 51 % 之间。本研究旨在评估沙特社区对母乳喂养的了解程度、母乳喂养宣传信息和配方奶广告的接触情况以及在公共场所母乳喂养的可接受性。这是一项横断面研究,研究对象包括 2019 年 12 月至 2020 年 6 月期间年龄在 20-55 岁之间的沙特人。研究采用了自填式问卷,询问了背景信息、婴儿喂养知识、婴儿喂养宣传信息和配方奶广告的接触情况,以及在公共场所婴儿喂养与奶瓶喂养的可接受性。数据使用社会科学统计软件包(SPSS v. 22)进行分析。在分析中,P 值为 0.01。)
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