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Conclusions are established in context with the main objectives set in the primary chapter

of the study involving pregnant women residing in different barangays covered by San
Sebastian Health Center.

The socio-demographic profiles of pregnant women residing therein.

Among the several factors considered in the socio-demographic profiles among the
subjects, it is well established that all had experience having been pregnant in the past,
with a majority having a parity of one (1). Notwithstanding this, data reveals that the
number of prenatal check-ups for current pregnancy ranges from none to more than four
checkups, with the mode having only one prenatal check-up. Important to note is that the
Age Of Gestation at the time of the interview ranges from first month of pregnancy to
those who have just given birth, with more than a third of the respondents interviewed in
their second trimester of pregnancy.
Majority of the subjects’ highest educational attainment is high school or secondary
education. Most of them are married and unemployed with their husband as the
breadwinner, having a total family monthly income of Php 5,000 to Php 9,999 by most of
them. Among the 25 respondents who are employed, 13 worked as vendors with 44% of
them working for more that 40 hours a week without having any benefit of maternity leave.
These factors considered in the subjects’ socio demographic profiles help comprehend
the association of the subjects’ knowledge, attitude and skills in exclusive breastfeeding,
and their practice of it.

The level of knowledge of pregnant women with regards to exclusive breastfeeding.

Data reveals that majority of the subjects are knowledgeable with the practice of exclusive
breastfeeding with only five (5.3%) having low knowledge thereof. It can be observed in
Figure 5 that most of the subject pregnant women are able to answer correctly to
questions surrounding exclusive breastfeeding.

In relation to the data gathered in the above-mentioned socio-demographic status of the


subjects, it may be applied that given that all have had experience undergoing pregnancy
in the past, there may be a correlation between their knowledge about exclusive
breastfeeding and their experience with pregnancy as most of them have had gravidity of
more than one (1), with a majority having more than one (1) living children as well.
Moreover, data reveals that the mode as to the number of prenatal check-ups is one (1).
This shows that they’ve had exposure to health centers and hospitals with health
practitioners fully equipped to provide them information about pregnancy.

The attitudes of pregnant women with regards to exclusive breastfeeding.

As shown in Figure 8, fifty-four (56.8%) of the respondents have positive attitudes


regarding exclusive breastfeeding. Figure 7 further supports this as can be seen by the
answers answered correctly by the respondents. It goes back again to the subjects’ socio
demographic background, that this may be because the respondents have been exposed
to pregnancy in the past, and their acceptance towards exclusive breastfeeding can be
derived by such factor, including being equipped with vital information obtained from their
prenatal check ups or from their visit with a health practitioner.

The practices of pregnant women with regards to exclusive breastfeeding.

Results show that most of the respondents who successfully finished the practice
questions have good practices with exclusive breastfeeding, with only nine (9) having bad
practices. Hence, despite having knowledge and postitive attitude exclusive
breastfeeding, there are still quite a number who do not observe proper practice of it.

While useful, the result of the data shown must be viewed with caution because of the
low response rate as many of the respondents were not able to finish answering the
practice questions. Subjects who were not able to finish with the questions may have
knowledge and positive attitude towards exclusive breastfeeding but may not actually
observe good or proper practice, or vice versa.

The factors associated with the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive
breastfeeding.

As to the determinants of knowledge, it is important to note that some strata were


collapsed, and respondents reclassified due to low sample size as discussed in the
preceding chapter of this study. Results, in line with the final model as shown in Table 3,
reveal among the proximal risk factors tested, only number of living children was found to
be a relatively strong predictor of knowledge score, although the evidence for this
association is weak.

For the determinants of attitudes, after modifications as discussed in the previous chapter,
From this model, it can be concluded, with reference to Table 6, that among the proximal
risk factors tested, knowledge score, practice score, neonatal complications, and baby
with conditions that prevented breastfeeding are all determinants of attitude score,
although the evidence for these associations are weak.

It may be concluded that among the proximal risk factors tested, the determinants of
practices, with reference to the reclassified strata, are: income, number of prenatal check-
ups, prenatal place, attitudes, and neonatal complications although the evidence for these
associations are weak.

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