Breastfeeding support at work: A comparison between career women in the public and private sectors in Trinidad and Tobago
West Indian med. j
; 65(Supp. 3): 25-26, 2016.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-18099
Responsible library:
TT2.1
Localization: TT5; W1, WE389
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate knowledge and perceptions toward breastfeeding support at work among women in public and private sectors in Trinidad and Tobago. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
A purposive sampling design was used to select women employees from the public and private sectors. Employees were surveyed using a self administered 16-item structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 21. Independent t-test wasused to compare perceptions held by the public and private sectors. Pearsons correlation was used to determine the relationship between the variables. The level of significance was set at the 0.05 level.RESULTS:
The mean breastfeeding knowledge score for the participants was 2.31 ± 0.83, with the public sector employees having a mean score of 2.42 ± 0.759, which was statistically significant (p = 0.004) when compared to the private score of 2.14 ± 0.914. The mean readiness score 26to utilize breastfeeding support for the public and private sectors employees were 1.08 ± 0.482 and 1.14 ± 0.525, respectively; however, no significant difference was observed between the two groups (p = 0.294). The mean perception scores were 1.75 ± 0.985 for the public sector and 1.90 ± 0.950 for the private sector, with no significant difference between groups (p = 0.184).CONCLUSIONS:
Participants had adequate breastfeeding knowledge and a positive attitude and perception toward breastfeeding at work. We recommend that an intervention programme be developed to increase the awareness of breastfeeding support at work so that employees and employers can become more aware of its purpose and benefits.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Social Support
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Breast Feeding
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Workplace
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Trinidad and Tobago
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
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Congress and conference
Institution/Affiliation country:
The University of the West IndiesWebb, M/Trinidad and Tobago