Nivel de conocimiento sobre beneficios de la lactancia materna en mujeres de segundo y tercer nivel de la carrera de enfermería del Tecnológico Universitario Vida Nueva modalidad nocturna periodo académico octubre 2022 – marzo 2023.

Abstract

The acquired information about the benefits of breastfeeding, as well as techniques for proper breastfeeding, milk expression, and storage, helps increase women's knowledge on the subject, benefiting newborns with nourishment that provides all the energy and nutrients infants need during the initial months of life for proper growth and development. For this reason, the present research was conducted with the aim of determining the level of knowledge regarding the benefits of breastfeeding among second and third-year nursing students at Tecnológico Universitario Vida Nueva during the night shift, academic period October 2022 – March 2023. To achieve this objective, the research employed a quantitative approach, assuming a non-experimental and descriptive cross-sectional study design. The sample consisted of 34 women from the selected population, who were administered an online questionnaire. The obtained results revealed that the highest proportion of respondents exhibited a moderate level of knowledge, with 50% of participants correctly answering between 7 to 9 questions presented in the data collection instrument. Therefore, it is recommended to implement a breastfeeding promotion and techniques strategy within the institution, to provide sufficient information to women and interested parties on this subject, while also encouraging individuals to continue this type of research and involving all women who need to acquire knowledge about this topic.