A comparison of breastfeeding women's, peer supporters' and student midwives' breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsty L. Darwent ◽  
Larissa E. Kempenaar
Keyword(s):  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

Breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes of baccalaureate nursing students in Taiwan: A cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. e334-e340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Fei Yang ◽  
Virginia Schmied ◽  
Elaine Burns ◽  
Yenna Salamonson
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Students ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes

Perceptions of Public Breastfeeding Images and Their Association With Breastfeeding Knowledge and Attitudes Among an Internet Panel of Men Ages 21–44 in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna M. Magnusson ◽  
Callie R. Thackeray ◽  
Sarah A. Van Wagenen ◽  
Siena F. Davis ◽  
Rickelle Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Public Setting ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Public Breastfeeding ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes

Background: Men’s attitudes toward public breastfeeding may influence a woman’s decisions about breastfeeding and her perceived comfort with public breastfeeding. Research aim: This study aimed to evaluate factors associated with men’s visual perception of images of public breastfeeding. Methods: A 95-item online survey was administered to 502 U.S. men ages 21 to 44. Respondents were presented with four images of women breastfeeding and asked to evaluate agreement with 15 adjectives describing each image. Based on factor analysis, 13 of these adjectives were combined to create the Breastfeeding Images Scale for each image. An 8-item Situational Statements Scale and the 17-item Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) were used to assess breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes. Multiple regression was used to evaluate the association between breastfeeding attitudes and knowledge and the Breastfeeding Images Scale. Results: The image depicting a woman breastfeeding privately at home had the highest mean score of 71.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) [70.69, 73.22], on the Breastfeeding Images Scale, compared with 61.93, 95% CI [60.51, 63.36], for the image of a woman breastfeeding in a public setting. The overall mean scale score for the IIFAS was 56.99, 95% CI [56.27, 57.70], and for the Situational Statements Scale was 28.80, 95% CI [27.92, 29.69]. For all images, increasing breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes measured by the IIFAS and the Situational Statements Scale were associated with a more positive perception of the image. Conclusion: Images of public breastfeeding are viewed less favorably by men in the sample than are images of private breastfeeding. Knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding are positively associated with perception of breastfeeding images.

Effect of the Knowledge and Attitudes of a Support Person on Maternal Feeding Choice

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Thomas ◽  
Mary Ann O’Riordan ◽  
Lydia Furman
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Entire Group ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Support Person ◽  
Breastfeeding Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Feeding Choice ◽  
Intention To Breastfeed

Background: Breastfeeding rates among urban, low-income populations are lower than the national average, and social support can affect breastfeeding initiation and duration both positively and negatively. Research aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of the presence of a support person and breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes of that person on a mother’s feeding choice and perceived level of support for her choice. Methods: Questionnaires were administered to 192 mothers receiving care for their infants in the Pediatric Practice at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, along with 74 adults accompanying these mothers. Data on demographics, feeding characteristics, and breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes were collected. Results: Analysis of the entire group of mothers found that breastfeeding-supportive knowledge and attitudes were an independent predictor of exclusive breastfeeding (odds ratio [ OR] = 1.89, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.38, 2.60]) and any breastfeeding ( OR = 2.28, 95% CI [1.62, 3.21]). The presence of an accompanying adult was not related to feeding choice. Analysis of the subgroup of mothers with surveyed accompanying adults found independent predictors of any breastfeeding include maternal intention to breastfeed ( OR = 23.68, 95% CI [1.48, 377.6]) and breastfeeding-supportive knowledge and attitudes of the mother ( OR = 2.71, 95% CI [1.36, 5.40]) and the accompanying adult ( OR = 2.78, 95% CI [1.17, 6.60]). The only independent predictor of exclusive breastfeeding was maternal intention to breastfeed ( OR = 7.64, 95% CI [2.22, 26.3]). The majority of mothers (91%) felt supported, regardless of presence or absence of an accompanying adult. Conclusion: These findings emphasize the importance of breastfeeding education for mothers and their support persons.

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