Association of Maternal Preferred Language with Breastfeeding Attitudes, Intentions, and Knowledge.

Autor:	Ferguson L; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, New York, USA., Chervonsky A; New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New York, USA., Fogel J; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, New York, USA.; Department of Business Management, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, USA., Jacobs AJ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, New York, USA.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of mother and child [J Mother Child] 2023 Nov 22; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 209-216. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-23-00026
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Assessing intentions, attitudes, and knowledge about breastfeeding among different language groups is important because the languages reflect cultural differences. We compared attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, intentions, and knowledge of breastfeeding among mothers with the five most common preferred languages spoken at a New York City hospital. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed women (n = 448) in the prenatal clinic and the post-partum unit of a New York City hospital. The survey questions were about breastfeeding attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and intentions, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. We also administered the Iowa Infant Feeding and Attitude Scale and measured the knowledge of the mothers about breastfeeding. The preferred language spoken by the mother was the main predictor variable. English, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Uzbek were the languages studied. Results: Multivariate linear regression analyses showed that Russian (B = 2.24, SE = 1.09, p = 0.04), Urdu (B = 2.90, SE = 1.45, p = 0.046), and Uzbek (B = 4.21, SE = 1.35, p = 0.002) speakers all had significantly more positive attitudes toward breastfeeding than did English speakers. Spanish and English language speakers did not differ from each other in their attitudes towards breastfeeding. The language groups did not differ significantly for subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, intention to breastfeed, the Iowa Infant Feeding and Attitude Scale, nor in knowledge regarding breastfeeding. Conclusions: Urdu, Uzbek, and Russian speakers had significantly more positive attitudes towards breastfeeding than did English speakers. To the extent that preferred language is a proxy for culture, clinicians can use this parameter as a basis for directing approaches toward lactation education. (© 2023 Lincoln Ferguson et al., published by Sciendo.)
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