Breastfeeding Status up to 2-Year-Olds and Its’ Associated Factors Based on Behaviors, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Enabling Factors(BASNEF) Model
| Autor: | Nasrin Mokhtari Lakeh, Somayeh Rostamkhan, Shahla Asiri, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 9-16 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2588-3720 2588-3712 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Breastfeeding after birth and during the first two years of life highly affects a baby’s development and growth. Various factors can affect mothers’ breastfeeding behaviors. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the breastfeeding status of up to 2 years of age babies and its associated factors based on Behaviors, Attitudes, Subjective Norms, Enabling Factors (BASNEF) model. Materials and Methods: This was an analytical and cross-sectional study. It was conducted on 270 mothers with babies aged 6-24 months, referring to the comprehensive health centers in Rasht, Iran. The samples were selected using a cluster sampling technique. A 6-part questionnaire was used for collecting data assessing the BASNEF model constructs of behaviors, attitudes, subjective norms, and enabling factors, as well as the demographic information of study participants. Chi-squared test, Fisher’s Exact test, and multivariate logistic regression analysis (backward method) were used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence rate of breastfeeding was 56.3%, and 61.5% of infants had exclusive breastfeeding. In terms of breastfeeding knowledge, 25.6%, 50%, and 24.4% were at good, moderate, and poor levels, respectively. Regarding attitude towards breastfeeding, 61.9% and 38.1% had undesirable and desirable attitudes, respectively. Furthermore, 50.7% of the infants had favorable breastfeeding and 49.3% had unfavorable breastfeeding. The rate of favorable breastfeeding was significant in terms of infant age (P=0.03) and the pregnancy care location (P |
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