Predictors of knowledge and practice of exclusive breastfeeding among health workers in Mwanza city, northwest Tanzania

Table 3 Health workers reported training on breastfeeding policy and counselling

Variables	Number	Percent
Trained on breastfeeding Policy (n = 220)^a
Yes	17	7.7
No	203	92.3
Length of trained on breastfeeding Policy (n = 17)^a
Less than 5 h	7	41.2
5 to 10 h	3	17.6
11 to 18 h	2	11.8
19 h or more	5	29.4
Training covering 10 steps to successful breastfeeding (n = 17)^a
Yes	14	82.4
No	3	17.6
Cumulative Hours of Mentoring after training (n = 17)^a
Yes, for 30 min to 1 h	5	29.4
Yes, for 1 h to 2 h	4	23.5
Yes, for 3 h and more	2	11.8
Not at all	6	35.3
Ever trained on Breastfeeding counseling (n = 220)^b
Yes, during pre/in-service training	43	19.5
Yes during seminar and workshop	44	20
Not at all	133	60.5
Milk formulae donations to babies over the past 1 year (n = 220)^c
Yes	23	10.5
No	121	55
Don’t know	76	34.5

^aThe number of health workers (N = 220), amongst them, 17 (7.7%) were trained on breastfeeding policy: subsequently segregated according to the length of training, training covering ten steps and total number of hours mentored after training; ^bnumber of health workers according to trained on breastfeeding counselling; ^chealth workers knowledge on milk formulae donation to the health facility

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