CHAPTER - RESULTSThis chapter dealt with the results of the study aimed at comparing the knowledge, attitudes and practices of rural and urban women with regard to breast-feeding. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data and analysis was carried out using a descriptive statistical method and chi-square test. P value <0.05 was considered significant. The results were presented under the following headings: Part I: Discusses the frequency and percentage distribution of demographic characteristics of rural and urban women. Part II: Discusses overall breastfeeding knowledge scores obtained in rural areas. and urban women.Part III: Discusses the overall breastfeeding attitude scores obtained from rural and urban women.Part IV: Discusses breastfeeding practices among rural and urban women.5.1 Characteristics of the sampleThis part dealt with the distribution of the sample based on demographic variables. A total of 200 women were included in the study, of which 100 were from rural areas and 100 from urban areas. Among 200 women, the majority of women (44%) (33% in rural areas and 55% in urban areas) were between 21 and 25 years old and 28% (56) were between 15 and 20 years old. Only 10% of the total sample was between 31 and 35 years old. Most of them were Hindus (60.5%) and belonged to a nuclear family (62%). Additionally, 27.5% of women were Muslim and 12% were Christian. 37% of mothers were from joint families. Rural women were more likely to be Hindu, from nuclear families and were housewives. Mothers' education was mainly secondary (30.5%), followed by primary education (23%). 25 rural mothers and 21 urban mothers were illiterate. There was wide variation among urban women (34%) who started weaning prematurely (p=0.0002), while the majority of rural respondents started at 8 months (p=0.01) and some after one year (p=0.02).Table 10Distribution of the sample according to the source of knowledge about breastfeedingVariables Rural n=100 Urban n=100 Total n=200 Pn value % n % n %Doctor 29 29 42 42 71 35.5 0.122Nurse 30 30 48 48 78 39 0.041Neighbors 9 9 0 0 9 4.5 0.002Family members 32 32 10 10 42 21 0.0006Total 100 100 100 100 200 large majority of urban mothers have obtained information about breastfeeding from doctors (42%) and nurses (48%) during their antenatal visits, while a large proportion of rural women obtained this information from family members (32%) ( p=0.0006) and nurses (30%)(p=0.041) the role of neighbors in transmitting knowledge about breastfeeding was minimal (p=0.002).