Table 3 Common sources and types of information on infant feeding in the study area (N = 356)
From: Breastfeeding in infancy: identifying the program-relevant issues in Bangladesh
Sources and information heard | n (%) |
|---|---|
Mothers who had received infant feeding information | 295/356 (83%) |
Person who had talked most about infant feeding | Â |
   Family member | 107/295 (36) |
   Neighbor | 99/295 (33) |
   Health personnel | 55/295 (18) |
Considered most reliable source of information on infant feeding | Â |
   Grandmother | 103/356 (28) |
   Doctor | 87/356 (24) |
   Health personnel | 62/356 (17) |
Remembered hearing message about infant feeding from mass media (radio, TV, newspaper, magazine) | 285/356 (81) |
   Of those who heard, from radio | 30/285 (11) |
   Of those who heard, from TV | 278/285 (97) |
Messages about practices recalled from mass media** | Â |
   Give only breast milk until 6 months | 84/272(31) |
   Give other food after 6 months along with breast milk | 60/272 (22) |
   Feed the child khichuri≠| 43/272(16) |
   Feed colostrum right after birth | 18/272 (7) |