Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre lactancia materna en madres con niños menores de 2 años que acuden a los 110 CIBV y realización de un plan de intervención de salud en la Provincia de Bolívar, Noviembre 2012- Enero 2013.

Abstract

Breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition for the proper growing and development of the newborn. It has a special biological and emotional influence on the health of the mother and child. The present research was carried out in order to identify knowledge, attitudes and practices on breastfeeding in mother with children under 2 years in the Bolivar province. It was a descriptive study. The evaluated population was 1853 mothers of children under 2 year, for data collection, a survery was applied. General characteristics, socioeconomic, knowledge, attitudes and practices on breastfeeding were evaluated. The data were statically analyzed by means of the JMP 5 program. As a result 63.2% of the mothers live in rural areas, most of them work in agriculture and others are housewives with age between 20 and 34 years, 91.6% of mothers have excellent knowledge on exclusive breastfeeding, 50.4% of mothers have inadequate practices to remove the child of the breast. In conclusion mothers have adequate knowledge, but practices on breastfeeding are inadequate for this reason a plan on intervention health was developed. It will serve to promote social participation of mothers to build a physical space where workshops can be on breastfeeding to take care of the child.