Nghiên cứu được thực hiện nhằm tìm hiểu kiến thức và sự tiếp cận thông tin về nuôi con bằng sữa mẹ của các bà mẹ có con dưới 24 tháng tuổi tại xã Ngọc Hồi, huyện Thanh Trì, Hà Nội. Thiết kế nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang với số mẫu 359 bà mẹ có con dưới 24 tháng tuổi của toàn xã được hỏi bằng bộ câu hỏi thiết kế sẵn. Kết quả: Kiến thức NCBSM có nhiều...

English summary: The study was carried out with an aim to study knowledge and information access on breast feeding of mothers, who had children under 24 months old at Ngoc Hoi Commune, Thanh Tri District, Ha Noi. A cross sectional study design with sample size of 359 mothers having children under 24 months old in the whole commune was done using pre-designed questionnaires. The result of study showed that maternal knowledge on breastfeeding was not so good (the rate of mothers, who had “good knowledge on breast feeding” was 15.9%; knowing about early initiation of breastfeeding: 68%; correct understanding about definition of exclusive breastfeeding   in the first 6 months: 46.5%; knowing that the children less than 6 months should have exclusive breastfeeding: 67.1%). Regarding access to information, 73% of pregnant women received information relating to breastfeeding and 76.6% of mother received information on breastfeeding in the first 6 months. However, the percentage of mother receiving information from healthcare workers was still really low: 26.2%. In order to improve knowledge for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months, it is necessary to strengthen education, information and communication on breastfeeding for women in reproductive age and community.