Table 3 Practices toward knowledge and myths among participants (n = 468)
I already do that | I would do that | I do not do that | I have not done that | I would not do that | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1- You must eat for two during pregnancy | 150 (32.1) | 28 (6.0) | 143 (30.6) | 143 (30.6) | 4 (0.9) |
2. You should drink moghat and helba to increase the breast milk supply | 210 (44.9) | 69 (14.7) | 109 (23.3) | 69 (14.7) | 11 (2.4) |
3- you should satisfy cravings for certain food during pregnancy | 187 (40.0) | 49 (10.5) | 147 (31.4) | 81 (17.3) | 4 (0.9) |
4- You should exercise during pregnancy | 108 (23.1) | 71 (15.2) | 170 (36.3) | 116 (24.8) | 3 (0.6) |
5-An angry mother shouldn’t nurse her baby | 121 (25.9) | 49 (10.5) | 175 (37.4) | 97 (20.7) | 26 (5.6) |
6- Folic acid intake should begin before not only during pregnancy | 47 (10.0) | 46 (9.8) | 152 (32.5) | 218 (46.6) | 5 (1.1) |
7- A mother should consume approximately 3 L of water per day while nursing | 186 (39.7) | 90 (19.2) | 119 (25.4) | 63 (13.5) | 10 (2.1) |
8-I should breastfeed my baby | 265 (56.6) | 101 (21.6) | 59 (12.6) | 37 (7.9) | 6 (1.3) |
9- For successful breastfeeding, a baby must latch on to the nipple and use suction to feed | 258 (55.1) | 85 (18.2) | 78 (16.7) | 25 (5.3) | 22 (4.7) |