Infant feeding intentions of pregnant women in Plateau State, Nigeria

Objective The objective of this study was to describe breastfeeding intention, knowledge, and attitude, and sources of infant feeding information during the prenatal period among a cohort of pregnant women in treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD). Study Design Pregnant women who were receiving treatment for OUD and in the third trimester completed a questionnaire that measured demographic characteristics, infant feeding intentions, breastfeeding beliefs and attitudes, and sources of breastfeeding information. Frequency counts and percentages and means and standard deviations were used to describe data. Results Sixty-five women completed the survey. Three-fourths reported some intention to breastfeeding. While attitudes around breastfeeding were generally positive, less than half of respondents knew the recommendations and infant health benefits of breastfeeding. Conclusion Prenatal programs for women in treatment for OUD should consider addressing patient-reported concerns and gaps in knowledge regarding the benefits of and recommendation for breastfeeding. Key Points

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Validation of the Arabic Version of the Infant Feeding Intentions Scale Among Lebanese Women

Journal of Human Lactation ◽

10.1177/0890334416680790 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 383-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Nadine Yehya ◽

Hani Tamim ◽

Lama Shamsedine ◽

Soumaya Ayash ◽

Lama Abdel Khalek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Internal Consistency Reliability ◽

Breastfeeding Duration ◽

Arabic Version ◽

Group 2 ◽

Infant Feeding Intentions ◽

Group 1

Background: The Infant Feeding Intentions (IFI) scale was shown to reliably measure maternal intentions to initiate breastfeeding and continue exclusive breastfeeding until 1, 3, or 6 months in English and Spanish but not in Arab contexts. Research aim: This study aimed to validate an Arabic version of the IFI scale (IFI-A) and examine its ability to predict exclusive breastfeeding at 1, 3, or 6 months in pregnant Lebanese women. Methods: The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the IFI-A scale were tested on 50 pregnant women (Group 1), whereas its predictive ability was tested on 196 pregnant women (Group 2), who were surveyed monthly about their infants’ nutrition method until 6 months. Results: The IFI-A scale’s Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency reliability is .82. Its corrected item-total correlations ranged from .26 for Item 2 (“at least give breastfeeding a try”) to .86 for Item 4 (“will be exclusively breastfeeding at 3 months”). Exploratory factor analysis revealed that it is unidimensional. IFI-A scores correlated significantly with exclusive breastfeeding duration in Group 1 ( r = .624; p = .001) and with participants’ breastfeeding attitude ( r = .390; p < .001) and previous breastfeeding duration ( r = .237; p = .011) in Group 2, thus confirming its external construct validity. In adjusted analysis, the IFI-A scale predicted exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months, albeit weakly (odds ratio = 1.16; 95% confidence interval [0.99, 1.36]), but not at 1 or 6 months. Conclusion: The IFI-A scale is a reliable and valid tool to assess maternal feeding intentions and predict exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months in the Arab context. Further studies are needed in other Arab contexts to confirm our findings.

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Infant feeding intentions among first time pregnant women in urban Melbourne, Australia

Midwifery ◽

10.1016/j.midw.2012.06.023 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 29 (7) ◽

pp. 787-793 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elissa York ◽

Elizabeth Hoban

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Infant Feeding Intentions ◽

First Time

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Studying the infant feeding intentions of pregnant women experiencing material deprivation: Methodology of the Looking at Infant Feeding Today (LIFT) study

Social Science & Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.032 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 68 (5) ◽

pp. 845-849 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Brian McMillan ◽

Josephine M. Green ◽

Michael W. Woolridge ◽

Lisa Dyson ◽

Mary J. Renfrew ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Material Deprivation ◽

Infant Feeding Intentions

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Cultural adaptation of Infant Feeding Intentions Scale (IFI) for pregnant women in Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0103 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 73 (suppl 4) ◽

Author(s):

Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes ◽

Beatriz Cabral Ledo ◽

Andressa Silva Torres dos Santos ◽

Fernanda Maria Vieira Pereira-Ávila ◽

Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da Silva ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Content Validation ◽

Brazilian Version ◽

Back Translation ◽

The Face ◽

Infant Feeding Intentions ◽

Intention To Breastfeed ◽

Average Index

ABSTRACT Objectives: to translate and culturally adapt the Infant Feeding Intentions Scale for pregnant women in Brazil. Methods: methodological study that included stages of translation, synthesis, face and content validation, back translation and semantic assessment. In the face and content and semantic validation stages, we used the Content Validity Index for individual items and for the overall scale for clarity and representativeness. Results: nine (100.0%) experts participated in face and content validation, and the average index obtained was 85.0% for representativeness. In the semantic assessment, performed with 31 (100.0%) pregnant women, the tool was considered clear, obtaining an average index of 91.0%. Conclusions: the Brazilian version of the scale was considered representative and clear. After assessing psychometric properties, the scale is expected to be valid and reliable to assess maternal intention to breastfeed exclusively until the infant’s six months of life in different Brazilian settings.

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HIV Status in Sero-Discordant Couples: Prevalence and Pattern among Pregnant Women in Plateau State, Nigeria

Journal of Clinical Research in HIV AIDS and Prevention ◽

10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-18-2236 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 33-40

Author(s):

Magaji FA ◽

Ocheke AN ◽

Pam VC ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Hiv Infections ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Hiv Status ◽

Discordant Couples ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Plateau State ◽

Mother To Child ◽

Made In

Nigeria is one of the high-burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa for HIV/AIDS and contributes to reproductive health morbidities and mortalities. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of HIV-discordant rate among pregnant women in Plateau state Nigeria. The study sought to determine the prevalence and trend of HIV sero-discordance among pregnant women in Plateau state, Nigeria. The study was a 5-year descriptive analysis of HIV sero-discordance among pregnant women accessing prenatal care and their partners in Plateau state, Nigeria based on data generated between January 2012 and December 2016. The data was disaggregated by year, HIV concordant negative, HIV concordant positive, and HIV sero-discordant prevalence in the software and analysis were done using excel to obtained the proportions and trend of HIV sero-discordant prevalence among the antenatal population. Out of a total of 7,851 partners of pregnant women studied, 969 (16.3%) were HIV sero-discordant, 5,795 (73.8%) were HIV concordant negative, and 773 (9.9%) were HIV concordant positive. HIV sero-discordant positive males accounted for 12.3% while females were 4.0%. The prevalence of HIV sero-discordance was low with a high proportion of HIV positive male partners in Plateau state with grave public health implications for new HIV infections among partners and eroding the gains made in the Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding Intention among Pregnant Mothers

Kesmas National Public Health Journal ◽

10.21109/kesmas.v12i3.1446 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Tria Astika Endah Permatasari ◽

Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika ◽

Endang Laksminingsih Achadi ◽

Urip Purwono ◽

Anies Irawati ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Infant Feeding ◽

Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Behavioral Control ◽

Perceived Behavioral Control ◽

Prediction Tool ◽

Purposive Sampling ◽

Breastfeeding Intention ◽

Child Hospital

AbstractExclusive breastfeeding intention is a mother’s intention to provide her baby only breast milk since the infant was born until at the age of 6 months. Intention in prenatal period is the direct affirmation of exclusive breastfeeding. This study aimed to find out the most dominant factor related to exclusive breastfeeding intention among pregnant women at a mother and child hospital in South Tangerang. A cross-sectional study design was conducted primarily. The samples were 143 pregnant women on their third semester pregnancy selected by purposive sampling. Intention was measured by the Infant Feeding Intention scale questionnaire. Meanwhile, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control were measured by the modified Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the multivariate logistic regression analysis. It was 61.5% mother had strong exclusive breastfeeding intention. Perceived behavioral control dominantly influenced the exclusive breastfeeding intention (p value = 0.007; Odds Ratio 3.030; 95% CI = (1.361-6.746)). The other factors influencing intention were attitude, exposure to exclusive breastfeeding from social media, health workers’ support, previous breastfeeding experienceand mothers’ occupation. A mother with high perceived behavioral control has three times more likely to have ‘high exclusive breastfeeding intention’ than those having the low ones.AbstrakIntensi pemberian ASI eksklusif adalah intensi ibu untuk memberikan hanya ASI pada bayinya sejak dilahirkan hingga berusia enam bulan. Intensi pada periode prenatal merupakan penentu langsung pemberian ASI eksklusif. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui faktor paling dominan berhubungan dengan intensi pemberian ASI eksklusif pada ibu hamil di sebuah rumah sakit ibu dan anak di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Penelitian dengan desain studi potong lintang dilakukan secara primer. Sampel berjumlah 143 ibu hamil trimester ketiga dipilih secara purposive sampling. Intensi pemberian ASI eksklusif diukur menggunakan kuesioner the Infant Feeding Intentions scale. Sedangkan sikap, norma subjektif dan persepsi kontrol perilaku dinilai menggunakan modifikasi kuesioner Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool. Data dianalisis menggunakan analisis regresi logistik ganda. Sebanyak 61,5% ibu memiliki intensi kuat memberikan ASI eksklusif. Persepsi kontrol perilaku paling dominan berhubungan dengan intensi pemberian ASI eksklusif, (p=0,007; Odds Ratio 3,030; 95% CI (1,361-6,746). Faktor lainnya yang berhubungan dengan intensi adalah sikap, keterpaparan ibu terhadap ASI eksklusif dari media sosial, dukungan tenaga kesehatan, pengalaman menyusui sebelumnya, dan pekerjaan ibu dengan persepsi kontrol perilaku tinggi berpeluang tiga kali lebih besar memiliki ‘intensi tinggi’ untuk memberikan ASI eksklusif dibandingkan ibu berpersepsi kontrol perilaku rendah.

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