Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitude, And Practices and Its Association with Food Insecurity During COVID-19

Syahrul Bariah  Abdul Hamid; Syasya Nurazmiena  Haris; Jun Chih  Hui

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3686

Authors

Syahrul Bariah Abdul Hamid Centre of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Syasya Nurazmiena Haris Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MiChild) Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Jun Chih Hui Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3686

Keywords:

Breastfeeding Knowledge, Breastfeeding Attitude, Breastfeeding Practices, Food Insecurity, COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: Child hunger commonly occurs in families with household food insecurity when mothers fail to continue breastfeeding due to stress and inability to produce sufficient breastmilk. This study aimed to investigate the association of breastfeeding KAP with food insecurity during the pandemic of COVID-19. Method: An online self-administered questionnaire related to the study was used to obtain data from 444 Malaysian Result: Findings showed that majority of the mothers have moderate to good KAP of breastfeeding. However, food insecurity and child hunger still occur. Conclusion: These findings may be helpful for healthcare professionals in developing effective strategies for efficient breastfeeding during the pandemic.

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