The impact of breastfeeding education on knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Ife metropolis.

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2021
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DEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTION OF EDUCATION, FACTULTY OF EDUCATION.OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY.
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This study investigated the impact of level of breastfeeding education on knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Ife metropolis. It also evaluated the level of breastfeeding education in the school curriculum and assessed the knowledge of secondary school students about breastfeeding in the study area. It further examined the attitude of students about breastfeeding in the study area. These were with the view of providing empirical information on knowledge and attitude of students on breastfeeding among secondary school students in Ife metropolis. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional survey design. The population comprised of male and female SS1-SS3 secondary school students in Ife metropolis. The study sample consisted of 200 senior secondary school students (SSS1-SSS3) using multistage sampling techniques. The two Local Government Areas (LGA) in Ife metropolis (Ife East and Ife Central) were used for the study and two schools were selected from each LGA. Thereafter, convenience sampling technique was used to administer the questionnaire to students who were available in school on the day of visit. Research instrument used to obtain data was a modified questionnaire adopted from a sample of The Iowa Infant Feeding attitude/knowledge questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics
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AREWA F.O (2021) THE IMPACT OF BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION ON KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN IFE METROPOLISDEPARTMENT OF INSTITUTION OF EDUCATION, FACTULTY OF EDUCATION.OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY.