Validation of the Arabic version of the breastfeeding behavior questionnaire among Lebanese women
Autor: | Saadieh Masri, Hani Tamim, Lama Charafeddine, Mona Nabulsi, Lilian A. Ghandour, Nathalie El Khoury, Zahraa Hachem, Lama Shamsedine |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
0301 basic medicine Predictive validity Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Psychometrics education Breastfeeding Context (language use) Logistic regression External validity Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Perceptions 030212 general & internal medicine Lebanon Clinical Trials as Topic 030109 nutrition & dietetics business.industry Breastfeeding behavior Research lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:RJ1-570 Reproducibility of Results Obstetrics and Gynecology Construct validity lcsh:Pediatrics lcsh:RA1-1270 Feeding Behavior Exploratory factor analysis Arabs Breast Feeding Attitudes Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Demography |
Zdroj: | International Breastfeeding Journal, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020) International Breastfeeding Journal |
ISSN: | 1746-4358 |
Popis: | Background The Breastfeeding Behavior Questionnaire (BBQ) assesses women’s perceptions of their breastfeeding behavior. It was adapted to several languages and used in different settings, but has not been validated in Arabic-speaking populations. None of the previous studies that used the BBQ in other cultures examined its ability to predict the actual breastfeeding behaviors of mothers postpartum. This study validated the BBQ in a cohort of Lebanese pregnant women between December 2013 and January 2016, and examined whether it can predict exclusive breastfeeding at one, three and six months. Methods The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Arabic BBQ (BBQ-A) were tested on 354 pregnant women. Its predictive ability was assessed by correlating the women’s BBQ-A scores with their breastfeeding outcomes at one, three and six months post-delivery. Results The BBQ-A had a good internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.78). Exploratory factor analysis revealed that it is unidimensional. Inter-item correlations ranged between − 0.016 and 0.934, with corrected-item total correlations ranging from 0.273 to 0.678. Perceived positive breastfeeding behavior correlated with positive breastfeeding attitudes, good breastfeeding knowledge and stronger breastfeeding intention supporting its external validity. However, in binomial multivariate logistic regression analysis, the BBQ-A did not predict exclusive breastfeeding at one, three or six months. Conclusions The BBQ-A is a reliable and valid instrument to assess women’s perceptions of their breastfeeding behavior in an Arab context. Availability of this instrument is important for investigators conducting breastfeeding research in the Arab world. However, the BBQ-A does not predict exclusive breastfeeding at one, three or six months. Further research on the Breastfeeding Behavior Questionnaire is needed to examine its predictive validity in other cultures. |
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