Conocimientos y actitudes de los beneficios del plan canguro para la lactancia materna

Abstract

Introduction. The present study focuses on the knowledge that mothers have about the Kangaroo Mother Method for breastfeeding, taking into account that breastfeeding is called exclusive feeding of breast milk during the lactation stage, that is, the first six months of extrauterine life. Objective To evaluate the level of knowledge about the Kangaroo Mother Method, in mothers of neonates who attended their neonatology check-ups in a public hospital in Ecuador. Methodology. Quantitative study, descriptive-correlational in scope and observational, cross-sectional design. The study population was the mothers of newborns who attended the neonatology area of a public hospital during the month of November 2022, to whom the questionnaire "Knowledge of the mother of the premature infant was the Kangaroo Mother Method" was applied. Results. 68% have a high level, while 32% have a medium level of knowledge about the Kangaroo Mother Method. The likelihood test for the education variable revealed an asymptotic significance of 0.048 < 0.05. A student T contrast was applied for the variables age and level of knowledge, yielding a sig. two-sided of 0.00 < 0.05. Conclusions. The alternative hypothesis was concluded, that is, the level of knowledge of the mothers participating in the Kangaroo Mother Method depends on their age and level of education.