ASSESSMENT OF BREASTFEEDING SELF-EFFICACY AND PATTERNS AND ITS PREDICTORS IN MOTHERS LIVING IN QAZVIN PROVINCE

Moafi, F and Momeni, M and Yeke Falah, Z and Asgari, S and Hajnasiri, H (2018) ASSESSMENT OF BREASTFEEDING SELF-EFFICACY AND PATTERNS AND ITS PREDICTORS IN MOTHERS LIVING IN QAZVIN PROVINCE. The J Urmia Nurs Midwifery Fac, 15 (10). pp. 777-787.

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Abstract

Breast milk is the best food for infants due to physiological and psychological
benefits to mother and child. However, breastfeeding in Iran decreases with increasing infant age from
month to month. So, the present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between
breastfeeding self-efficacy and pattern and its effective factors.
Materials & Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted on 350 women who were admitted
to the postpartum unit of Kowsar hospital during the last 24 hours. Sampling was done in two steps. The
demographic and obstetric questionnaire and breastfeeding self-efficacy scale were completed in the
hospital and then Then, at the two time (1 and 3 months after delivery), the breastfeeding checklist was
completed by telephone. Data were analyzed by t-test, Chi-square and logistic regression.
Results: Of the participants in the study, 88.3% had breastfeeding initiation in the hospital, and in the
third month after delivery, 78% had exclusive breastfeeding yet. Breastfeeding self-efficacy was not
optimal (57.28 ± 7.65). Initiation of prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, the start of
breastfeeding in 1 hour postpartum and breastfeeding self-efficacy predicted exclusive breastfeeding in
the third month after birth.
Conclusion: Efforts to encourage mothers to breastfeed intervene to enhance breastfeeding self-efficacy
and also paying attention to the position of health personnel in promoting breastfeeding should be
included in public health policies to prevent early breastfeeding cessation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: exclusive breastfeeding, breastfeeding self-efficacy, Predictors
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2018 07:12
Last Modified: 07 Jul 2019 08:31
URI: https://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4704

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