Table 4 Perceived reasons for and against the belief and use of donor milk amongst respondents
| Reasons for Donor Milka | n (%) |
| • Mothers breast milk is not flowing | 127 (31.4) |
| • Baby is crying, and mother is not around | 75 (18.6) |
| • Mother is sick and cannot breast feed | 139 (34.4) |
| • Mothers breast milk is not safe for baby | 12 (3.0) |
| • Baby is not gaining weight because of inadequate milk | 4 (1.0) |
| • Donor milk is convenient and safe | 1 (0.2) |
| • To prevent breast from sagging | 1 (0.2) |
| • Other unspecified reasons | 45 (11) |
| Total | 404 |
| Reasons against Donor Milka | N (%) |
| • Donor milk is not culturally accepted | 191 (11.8) |
| • Donor milk is not religiously accepted | 109 (6.7) |
| • There is risk of infection transmission | 426 (26.3) |
| • Not sure its hygienically prepared | 217 (13.4) |
| • Concerns about HIV, Hepatitis B and C | 241 (14.9) |
| • Social and societal stigma | 92 (5.7) |
| • Not a common practice and generally unacceptable | 160 (9.9) |
| • Fear of transmission of bad genetic traits | 185 (11.3) |
| Total | 1621 |