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HERNANDEZ CISNEROS, Freddie; LOPEZ DEL CASTILLO VAZQUEZ, Adolfo; LOPEZ DEL CASTILLO VAZQUEZ, Ramiro  e  MARZO COLUMBIE, Madelín. Grado de conocimiento sobre algunas cuestiones técnicas de la lactancia materna. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1997, vol.13, n.5, pp.429-433. ISSN 0864-2125.

A cross-sectional study with two groups of nursing mothers was conducted aimed at identifyng their degree of knowledge about some technical questions of breast feefindg. The case-base study was composed of 29 mothers who were attended at 6 family physician's offices of the central Community Policlinic in Camagüey; whereas the control group consisted of the same number of nursing mother, whose children were admitted in the Provincial Pediatric Hospital at that time, eventhough they were not from the same health area. A survey with selected variables was applied to both groups and the datra obtained were manually processed. The most important results were: a predominance of adolecent mother in the control group, and a higher level of knowledge in the case base study as to breast rotation, the time of breastfeeds, the breast expression, and the use of other foods. The education to be taugth at the prenatal puericulture office visit was defficient in both group, as well as the health education they receive.

Palavras-chave : LACTANCIA MATERNA; CONOCIMIENTOS; ACTITUDES Y PRACTICA; MEDICOS DE LA FAMILIA; ATENCION PRIMARIA DE SALUD; PROMOCION DE LA SALUD; MADRES; RECOLECCION DE DATOS; BREAST FEEDING; KNOWLEDGE; ATTITUDES; PRACTICES; PHYSICIANS; FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTHERS [education]; DATA COLLECTION.