Objective: To assess the knowledge about the breast feeding practices and its relationship to the health of infant in general practitioners in Larkana city, Pakistan.
Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in general practitioners of Larkana city and included all general practitioners, graduate and post graduate, trained and untrained trainees. All were administered a structured questionnaire to collect their response. All the quacks (non-qualified) and Doctors who were not willing to be interviewed were not included.
Results: Out of 161 medical practitioners, 154 (95.7%) were males and 7 (4.3%) were female. Majority, 140 (87%) were graduates, most of GPs (87%) did their graduation from Chandka Medical College, Larkana. The overall percentage of correct answers was 54.0%.
Conclusion: Knowledge of general practitioners regarding breast feeding practices and their relationship with health of infant was inadequate to counsel women, which is a significant barrier to the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding practice.
Key words: Exclusive breastfeeding, General practitioners, colostrum
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