Table 3 Attitudes of respondents towards human breast milk banking by designation

Are you willing to donate? (Females only)

Yes

22 (84.6)

5 (100.0)

89 (76.7)

3 (50.0)

6 (100.0)

6 (66.7)

9 (34.6)

5 (71.4)

7 (53.8)

152 (71.0)

No

4 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

27 (23.3)

3 (50.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (33.3)

17 (65.4)

2 (28.6)

6 (46.2)

62 (29.0)

TOTAL

26

5

116

6

6

9

26

7

12

214

Will you suppport your wife to donate? (Males only)

Yes

48 (82.8)

5 (62.5)

3 (42.9)

4 (100.0)

2 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (40.0)

3 (75.0)

4 (66.7)

71 (74.7)

No

10 (17.2)

3 (37.5)

4 (57.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (100.0)

3 (60.0)

1 (25.0)

2 (33.3)

24 (25.3)

TOTAL

58

8

7

4

2

1

5

4

6

95

Will you encourage mothers to donate?

Yes

79 (92.9)

11 (91.7)

108 (87.8)

10 (100.0)

7 (87.5)

7 (70.0)

16 (50.0)

10 (90.9)

15 (75.0)

263 (84.6)

No

6 (7.1)

1 (8.3)

15 (12.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (12.5)

3 (30.0)

16 (50.0)

1 (9.1)

5 (25.0)

48 (15.4)

TOTAL

85

12

123

10

8

10

32

11

20

311

Will you feed a child in your care with donor milk?

Yes

77 (91.7)

10 (76.9)

104 (86.0)

8 (80.0)

6 (75.0)

8 (80.0)

17 (58.6)

9 (81.8)

12 (60.0)

251 (82.0)

No

7 (8.3)

3 (23.1)

17 (14.0)

2 (20.0)

2 (25.0)

2 (20.0)

12 (41.4)

2 (18.2)

8 (40.0)

55 (18.0)

TOTAL

84

13

121

10

8

10

29

11

20

306

Will you accept donor breast milk for your child?

Yes

52 (61.2)

8 (66.7)

51 (42.9)

4 (44.4)

3 (42.9)

3 (30.0)

6 (18.8)

8 (72.7)

8 (44.4)

143 (47.2)

No

33 (38.8)

4 (33.3)

68 (57.1)

5 (55.6)

4 (57.1)

7 (70.0)

26 (81.3)

3 (27.3)

10 (55.6)

160 (52.8)

TOTAL

85

12

119

9

7

10

32

11

18

303

Do you prefer donor human milk to breastmilk substitute?

Yes

62 (74.7)

8 (61.5)

76 (65.0)

7 (70.0)

7 (87.5)

3 (30.0)

8 (28.6)

8 (72.7)

11 (55.0)

190 (63.3)

No

21 (25.3)

5 (38.5)

41 (35.0)

3 (30.0)

1 (12.5)

7 (70.0)

20 (71.4)

3 (27.3)

9 (45.0)

110 (36.7)

TOTAL

83

13

117

10

8

10

28

11

20

300