Table 5 Factors that influence health workers’ willingness to donate breastmilk to a donor human milk bank (n = 535)
| Reasons HEALTH WORKERS would agree to donate breastmilk to a bank | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Help other babies | 193 | 80 |
| Breastmilk is important | 39 | 16 |
| I have adequate knowledge on DHM banks | 9 | 4 |
| Reasons HEALTH WORKERS would not agree to donate breastmilk to a bank | ||
| Fear of Diseases | 121 | 41 |
| Unacceptable | 87 | 30 |
| I have Inadequate knowledge | 63 | 21 |
| The practice is unethical | 8 | 2 |
| Decision lies with my partner | 10 | 1 |
| The practice is not safe | 5 | 1 |