Attitude towards breastfeeding among rural women

Attitudes and confidence among women can predict the duration of exclusive breastfeeding. The longer duration of breastfeeding, the more advantages there are for both mother and child. The aim of this study was to explore how the attitudes and the confidence were among breastfeeding mothers, impart scientific information and techniques of breastfeeding practices to the women and evaluate the impact of the programme. The total sample size of the study was 500 women were drawn from five blocks of Coimbatore district. From each block two Village Panchayats are chosen randomly to conduct the research. The data was collected from selected 500 women by face-to-face contact after agreeing to participate in the study. A main finding of the study is after the training programme on Attitude towards Breastfeeding, women had changed their negative attitude towards breastfeeding techniques. Women had much more positive attitudes towards breastfeeding