Research Article
Breastfeeding Education: A Physician and Patient Assessment
| Survey questions | Responders | Informed | -value | value |
| Breastfeeding reduces risk of childhood diabetes | Physician | 20.50% | ā1.10 | 0.2714 | Patient | 25.40% |
| Breastfeeding reduces certain kinds of childhood cancers | Physician | 15.10% | ā2.73 | <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% |
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