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@#The aim of this scoping review was to explore the evidence related to breastfeeding education in postpartum mothers from relevant databases (PubMed, Science Direct, and Wiley). There were nine eligible studies in which all of them used quantitative design. The data was organized into seven themes including targets, materials, methods, media, officers and places, time, and the effect or influence of breastfeeding education. Almost all (8/9) articles informed breastfeeding education targets. There were 5/9 articles that reported the methods, 6/9 articles discussed the media, 8/9 articles talked about the officers and places, 7/9 articles concerned about the time of implementation, and all studies reported the effect of breastfeeding education. Breastfeeding education included at least 5 existing components. Breastfeeding education must be planned properly and must be carried out continuously from the antenatal until the postnatal period.
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RESUMEN La lactancia materna es un acto natural de alimentación, pero al mismo tiempo es un comportamiento aprendido. El objetivo fue evaluar el nivel de conocimiento de las madres y embarazadas después de aplicada una estrategia educativa. Venezuela, 2015. Se realizó una investigación de tipo evaluativa, de corte transversal en 1.132 embarazadas y madres de niños menores de dos años, aparentemente sanas. Se midió el grado de conocimiento antes de la intervención a través de un pre-test. Posteriormente, se realizaron talleres educativos en temas de lactancia materna: beneficios, fisiología, aportes nutricionales de la leche materna, conservación y almacenamiento de la leche materna, técnicas de amamantamiento, leyes que protegen la práctica y se aplicó nuevamente el test. Para el procesamiento y análisis de la información se utilizó el programa estadístico SPSS 19.0. Entre los resultados están el aumento del nivel de conocimiento de 28,8% (deficiente) a 60,8% (bueno), observándose una correlación significativa (p<0,05) en el número de respuestas correctas antes y después del test. Los temas que tuvieron un mayor impacto fueron: conservación de la leche, práctica de amamantamiento y medidas para incrementar la producción de leche. Se concluye que las madres y embarazadas evaluadas mejoraron sus conocimientos en temas de lactancia materna debido en parte a la estrategia educativa emprendida.
ABSTRACT Breastfeeding is a natural feeding act, but, at the same time, it is a learned behavior. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of knowledge of mothers and pregnant women after applying an educational strategy in Venezuela. An evaluative, cross-sectional investigation was conducted in 2015 among 1.132 pregnant women and mothers of children under two years of age who were apparently healthy. The degree of knowledge before the intervention was measured through a pre-test. Subsequently, educational workshops were held on breastfeeding topics: benefits, physiology, nutritional contributions of breast milk, conservation and storage of breast milk, breastfeeding techniques, laws that protect the practice, after which, the test was applied again. For the processing and analysis of the information, the statistical program SPSS 19.0 was used. The knowledge level increased from 28.8% (deficient) to 60.8% (good). We also observed a significant correlation (p<0.05) in the number of correct answers before and after the test. The topics that had the greatest impact were: milk conservation, breastfeeding practice and measures to increase milk production. In conclusion, mothers and pregnant women improved their knowledge of breastfeeding issues due in part to the impact of the educational activities undertaken.
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Breast Feeding , Food and Nutrition Education , Pregnant Women , Mothers , VenezuelaABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a targeted, practical education intervention on university students' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding. METHODS: A university curricular intervention was designed for students to increase their knowledge and positive attitude toward breastfeeding issues. The participants attended a breastfeeding education lectures two hours of weekly for fifteen weeks in university; 61 students (female, n=31 and male, n=30) participated. The pre- and post-measurements included future breastfeeding intention, knowledge, attitude and perceived control beliefs scores based on the results of a questionnaire. RESULTS: The statistical analysis results revealed a significant difference in the pretest and posttest scores (0.57 to 5.10 points, p < 0.001) in regard to the students' breastfeeding knowledge. For female students, significant differences were observed in the future breastfeeding intention (p < 0.05), knowledge (p < 0.001), and attitudes towards breastfeeding (p < 0.05) between the pretest and posttest scores. For male students, there were no significant differences in the future breastfeeding intention, attitudes towards breastfeeding, and perceived control beliefs scores after the breastfeeding education lecture. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the implementation of practical breastfeeding educational interventions helped improve university students' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding. In summary, despite the limitations, it is necessary to pay more attention to improving students' knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding through university curricula.
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Female , Humans , Male , Breast Feeding , Curriculum , Education , Intention , LectureABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a targeted, practical education intervention on university students' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding. METHODS: A university curricular intervention was designed for students to increase their knowledge and positive attitude toward breastfeeding issues. The participants attended a breastfeeding education lectures two hours of weekly for fifteen weeks in university; 61 students (female, n=31 and male, n=30) participated. The pre- and post-measurements included future breastfeeding intention, knowledge, attitude and perceived control beliefs scores based on the results of a questionnaire. RESULTS: The statistical analysis results revealed a significant difference in the pretest and posttest scores (0.57 to 5.10 points, p < 0.001) in regard to the students' breastfeeding knowledge. For female students, significant differences were observed in the future breastfeeding intention (p < 0.05), knowledge (p < 0.001), and attitudes towards breastfeeding (p < 0.05) between the pretest and posttest scores. For male students, there were no significant differences in the future breastfeeding intention, attitudes towards breastfeeding, and perceived control beliefs scores after the breastfeeding education lecture. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the implementation of practical breastfeeding educational interventions helped improve university students' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding. In summary, despite the limitations, it is necessary to pay more attention to improving students' knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding through university curricula.
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Female , Humans , Male , Breast Feeding , Curriculum , Education , Intention , LectureABSTRACT
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of breastfeeding education experience on knowledge, control beliefs, and future intention toward breastfeeding to consider the needs of breastfeeding education program of university students. The breastfeeding knowledge, control beliefs and related habits of 445 male and female college students were evaluated between September 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012. Data were collected from self-administered questionnaires and analyzed using SPSS for Window V.17.0. chi2-test, t-test and ANOVA were used for the calculation of differences between groups. The percentage of students who intended to breastfeed their baby was 80.7% (male: 73.6%, female: 84.2%). Only 21.6% of students experienced breastfeeding education. Students planned to get information related to breastfeeding from their mothers (32.4%), breastfeeding experts (23.8%) and Medical doctors & nurses (10.6%). breastfeeding education group showed higher knowledge level (14.46 vs 10.56) and control beliefs (3.48 vs 3.16) to breastfeeding than non-education group (p < 0.001). General attitude toward breastfeeding was similar between groups; the specific intention to breastfeed for 6 months was higher in the education group (83.3% vs 58.2%) (p < 0.01). Percentage of students who gave correct answers to knowledge questions related to breastfeeding was also higher in the breastfeeding education group than non-education group (72.3% vs 52.8%). Among 20 questions, only 2 questions showed no significant differences between the groups. These findings suggested that breastfeeding education was effective in encouraging or improving breastfeeding practices.