Attitudes and Views Concerning Human Milk Banking Among Mothers Residing in a Rural Region of Bangladesh

Jahan, Yasmin; Rahman, Sohel; Shamsi, Tasdidaa; Rahman, Atiqur

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“…The native women and refugees were all Muslims, which explains why they had similar religious concerns. Studies conducted in other Muslim countries also reported religious concerns as the main reason for negative attitudes [6,26]. Similar to our study findings, studies conductedin similar cultures reported that women had the cultural belief of distrusting people they did not know and that personality traits of the donor mother could be transferred to the child through donor milk, in addition to religious concerns [26,27].…”

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confidence: 88%

“…More than two-thirds of the women included in this study reported that they had never heard of HMB before. Similar studies report that women have higher awareness in countries where HMBs are used [21][22][23] and levels of awareness about HMB are low in other countries [24][25][26]. Although the respondents' awareness level of HMB was low, at the end of the study, more than half of the respondents supported the founding of an HMB in Turkey.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…Studies conducted in other Muslim countries also reported religious concerns as the main reason for negative attitudes [6,26]. Similar to our study findings, studies conductedin similar cultures reported that women had the cultural belief of distrusting people they did not know and that personality traits of the donor mother could be transferred to the child through donor milk, in addition to religious concerns [26,27]. A study conducted in Turkey found that the main reasons for unwillingness to accept donor milk were fear of infectious diseases, quality and hygiene concerns, and personal inconvenience [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Attitudes towards human milk banking among native turkish and refugee women residing in a rural region of Turkey: a mixed-methods approach

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Background Human milk banks (HMB) play an essential role by providing human milk to infants who would otherwise not be able to receive mother’s milk. There is currently no donor milk bank in Turkey. For any new health intervention to be successful, determining its acceptability is a vital first step. This study intends to determine the opinions, knowledge, and attitudes of native Turkish and refugee women living in Çeştepe, Aydın, a rural area in Turkey, about HMB. Methods A population-based cross-sectional, mixed-methods study was conducted. Qualitative study data were collected through in-depth interviews with 33 women, and quantitative study data were collected using a questionnaire. A total of 271 women in the region were included in the study. Qualitative data were thematically analyzed and then a conceptual framework was created. Logistic regression was performed for quantitative data. Results Fifty-seven point nine per cent of the women were willing to donate breast milk, whereas only 27.7% were willing to use donor milk for their babies. Religious concerns, fear of infectious diseases, and distrust in people they did not know were among the reasons for the negative attitudes of the women. Fear of infectious diseases was mentioned specifically by native Turkish women, and religious concerns were reported both by native Turkish and refugee women. The importance of breast milk and religion were among the reasons for positive attitudes. Additionally, odds of having a positive attitude were 4.19 times higher in homemaker women (95% CI 2.0, 8.76); 4.77 times higher in women with three or more children (95% CI 1.25, 8.15); 6.12 times higher in women who had a positive attitude towards wet nursing (95% CI 3.14, 9.63); and 2.68 times higher in those who had previously heard about human milk banking (95% CI 1.24, 5.79). Conclusion Attitudes towards HMB are affected by religion, cultural beliefs, and concerns about the safety of breast milk in HMBs. Refugees and native Turkish women are found to have similar religious concerns. These findings should be taken into consideration in human milk banking initiatives and in activities to increase acceptance by the public.

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Attitudes towards human milk banking among native turkish and refugee women residing in a rural region of Turkey: a mixed-methods approach

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“…However, there remains a paucity of data documented in Limpopo province involving concerns of healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, regarding breastmilk donation in the Mankweng area. Healthcare professionals, especially nurses, have a responsibility to provide information about breastfeeding and breastmilk expression and are responsible for encouraging mothers to donate to the breastmilk bank, thus increasing the uptake of donor milk practices [ 16 , 18 , 25 , 26 ]. Antenatal education may provide sufficient time for mothers to prepare for lactation prior to admission of the infant to NICU post delivery [ 27 ].…”

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Rural Nurses’ Views on Breastmilk Banking in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Study

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The development of breastmilk banks is being established among the African population, including in Limpopo Province. However, the views of nurses directly handling the donated breastmilk in the province remain unknown. This study was aimed at exploring and describing the views of nurses towards breastmilk banking in the Mankweng area, Limpopo Province. A qualitative, descriptive, and explorative study was undertaken at a tertiary hospital and a rural feeder clinic in the Mankweng area. Purposive sampling was employed to obtain participants for the interviews. One-on-one, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the views of these nurses. Data were analysed using Tesch’s open coding method, with the information obtained being grouped into different themes and sub-themes. Almost all nurses were willing to donate their breastmilk to the bank. However, receiving donated breastmilk for their own children seemed to be a challenge due to the safety of the donated breastmilk, uncertainty about the screening process, and cultural issues. Although donation of breastmilk appeared to be well supported by almost all the nurses, the use of donated breastmilk seemed to be not fully acceptable. Increased awareness about breastmilk donation and banking should be prioritised in the province.

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“…21,22 In this article, we recount the educational, financial, and infrastructural challenges that we faced in establishing this religiously compliant and conditionally identified HMB. 23 These services have already begun to positively impact the infant mortality in our region. 21…”

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Establishment of the First Religiously-compliant Human Milk Bank in Bangladesh

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Shahidullah²,

Rahman³

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Human milk banks (HMBs) collect, screen, process, and dispense donated human milk (HM). There are more than 500 large HMBs in the world but only a few are functioning in Muslim countries, and that too on a limited scale. Human milk banks that are similar to those in the Western countries have been difficult to establish in Muslim countries as Islamic laws do not allow the consumption of unidentified donated milk from multiple donors. Human milk is known to be important for nutrition in premature and critically ill infants, and so there is a well-recognized need to develop religiously compliant and conditionally identified HMBs in Muslim countries. In these milk banks, every mother's milk is processed and stored separately, and the milk provided by one mother can be provided to an infant from a different family only after appropriately counseling both families about the Islamic laws of prohibition of future marriages between milk siblings. Documents related to these issues are provided to both families and data need to be maintained for future reference. In this article, we recount the educational, financial, and infrastructural challenges that we faced in establishing religiously-compliant HMB in Bangladesh. There is already a noticeable reduction in infant mortality in our region.

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Attitudes and Views Concerning Human Milk Banking Among Mothers Residing in a Rural Region of Bangladesh

Cited by 15 publications

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Attitudes towards human milk banking among native turkish and refugee women residing in a rural region of Turkey: a mixed-methods approach

Attitudes towards human milk banking among native turkish and refugee women residing in a rural region of Turkey: a mixed-methods approach

Rural Nurses’ Views on Breastmilk Banking in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A Qualitative Study

Establishment of the First Religiously-compliant Human Milk Bank in Bangladesh

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