Impact of Lactation Management Education on Health Professionals

Abstract

Background: In 1992, Kenyatta National Hospital Lactation Management Education Centre (KNH LME) was establised in collaboration with the University of Nairobi (UoN) and the Ministry of Health (MoH). The aim of the programme was to train multidisciplinary teams of health professionals in lactation management education.Objective: To determine the performance of doctors, nurses and nutritionists on lactation management education, before and after exposure to the programme. Design: A descriptive analysis of the pre and post test performance of doctors, nurses and nutritionists on lactation management education. Subjects: Two hundred and twenty nine health professionals, comprising one hundred and thirty eight nurses, fifty six nutritionists, and thirty five doctors. Results: The performance of all participants improved significantly (p =