EVALUATION OF
BABY-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE TRAINING PROGRAM
Khatoon S
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Training Program
(BFHI) is a training program for the promotion and management of breastfeeding
for the maternity staff.
Objective: The purpose of the evaluation study was to assess the
effectiveness of the BFHI training program.
Method: This was based on responses to a self-administered
questionnaire to the trainee. There were questions on objectives, contents,
practical aspects and teaching format, ranking of teaching methods,
strengths and weaknesses of the training program.
Result: This training was evaluated in Dhaka Medical college
hospital, Sir Salimullah Medical college hospital, Institute of
Postgraduate Medicine and Research and Shefa Nursing Home. Seventy-nine
participants responded. Out of them 39 were doctors and 40 were nurses. The
objectives were accepted by most of the respondents. The comments on the
theoretical contents, practical aspects and teaching format were
satisfactory. The respondents ranked the practical exercise as number one
and lecture as least preferred teaching method. As a strength of the
training program, the opportunity for active participation was on the top
of the list and as weakness 'most lecture based lesson was the most
frequently stated weakness.
Conclusion: Recommendation can be done to change the BFHI training
program as found in the study to improve its quality.