Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices and it?s Association with Food Insecurity during COVID-19 br

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 knowledge, attitude, and practices (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 knowledge, attitude and practices in breastfeeding. However, food insecurity and child hunger still occur. Conclusion: These findings may be helpful for healthcare professionals in developing effective strategies for continuation of breastfeeding during the pandemic.