[Breast-feeding training for the nursing staff at the General Hospital of Mexico].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the change of knowledge in nurses attending an eighteen-hour lactation course at the General Hospital of Mexico.


METHODS
The study was conducted from May 1996 to May 1997 and consisted of a breastfeeding training course and pre and post-test course evaluations of nurse participants. One-hundred-and-forty out of 152 nurses were trained and evaluated. Statistical analysis consisted of a paired t-test and analysis of variance.


RESULTS
Of 152 nurses attending the course, 140 (92%) completed pre and post-course evaluations. Global results of pre and post-tests were 5.39 +/- 1.37 and 7.74 +/- 0.79, (p < 0.001). The difference was still significant after we compared the instruction level of participants. There was a trend towards a higher level of instruction among those with higher knowledge on lactation in the post-course evaluation (p = 0.004).


CONCLUSIONS
An 18-hour course given to nurses significantly increased in knowledge on lactation.
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Hospital General de México (HGM), México. hzglob@liceaga.facmed.unam.mx
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D001942:Breast Feeding; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*