Breastfeeding Education: A Physician and Patient Assessment

Table 1

Survey questions	Responders	Informed	𝑍-value	𝑃 value
Breastfeeding reduces risk of childhood diabetes	Physician	20.50%	−1.10	0.2714
	Patient	25.40%
Breastfeeding reduces certain kinds of childhood cancers	Physician	15.10%	−2.73	<0.05
	Patient	26.90%
Breastfeeding reduces childhood ear infections	Physician	84.30%	6.80	<0.05
	Patient	50.30%
Breastfeeding reduces risk of childhood allergies	Physician	88.60%	7.93	<0.05
	Patient	49.20%
Breastfeeding reduces childhood asthma	Physician	62.00%	3.99	<0.05
	Patient	40.90%
Children who are breastfed are sick less often than children who are artificially fed	Physician	86.60%	0.43	0.6672
	Patient	85.00%
Women who breastfeed have lower rates of ovarian cancer	Physician	39.10%	3.59	<0.05
	Patient	21.80%
Breastfeeding can act as a natural contraceptive	Physician	80.80%	7.18	<0.05
	Patient	42.50%
Breastfed children require fewer hospitalizations	Physician	58.80%	7.78	<0.05
	Patient	18.10%
Breastfeeding for 2 years or more may reduce the risk of breast cancer	Physician	61.30%	5.82	<0.05
	Patient	30.60%
Breast milk contains anti-inflammatory factors that regulate the immune response against infections	Physician	66.30%	0.29	0.7718
	Patient	64.80%