Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of HIV Positive Mothers on Antiretroviral Treatment towards Infant Feeding in Gondar Town Health Institutions, North West Ethiopia, 2017
Table 4
Attitude of HIV positive mothers attending ART in Gondar town health institutions, northwest Ethiopia, 2017(n=402).
Variables
Frequency
Percent
Overall level of attitude
Favorable attitude
305
75.87
Unfavorable attitude
97
24.13
EBF (exclusive breastfeeding) for 6 months is the best choice for infant
Agree
366
91.04
Disagree
36
8.96
EBF is not good since it transmits HIV
Agree
297
73.88
Disagree
105
26.12
EBF for 6 months is nutritionally complete
Agree
344
85.57
Disagree
58
14.43
Breastfeeding should be continued up to 2 years?
Agree
196
48.76
Disagree
206
51.24
I do not accept EBF for fear of stigma due to HIV
Agree
255
63.43
Disagree
147
36.57
Should breastfeeding be stopped when a child has diarrheal episode
Agree
88
21.89
Disagree
314
78.11
Formula feeding better than breastfeeding?
Agree
91
22.64
Disagree
311
77.36
Mixed feeding has a risk of HIV infection to infant/last child
Agree
177
44.03
Disagree
225
55.97
Do you believe that breastfeeding causes changes in body shape for the mother?
Agree
232
57.71
Disagree
170
42.29
Does breastfeeding increases mother-child bonding?
Agree
369
91.79
Disagree
33
8.21
Bottle feeding is a good infant feeding option
Agree
95
23.63
Disagree
307
76.37
Complimentary food after 6 months is the best choice
