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Factors affecting breast-feeding practice among a sample of Iranian women: a structural equation modeling approach.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101510759 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1824-7288 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17208424 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ital J Pediatr Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central
    • Subject Terms:
      Breast Feeding* ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* ; Mothers*; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Iran ; Latent Class Analysis ; Male ; Self Efficacy ; Social Support
    • Abstract:
      Background: Breastfeeding is one of the most sensitive stages in the development of children, having many benefits for the mother and the child. The present study aimed to determine factors associated with breastfeeding intention and behavior in mothers living in Taft County, Iran.
      Methods: In this cross-sectional design, the statistical population consisted of 420 mothers with infants under 1 year of age living in Taft County of Yazd province, Iran. The research data were collected from health records of infants under one in health centers of the county as well as a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic information, knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding, social support and perceived self-efficacy, and breastfeeding intention and behavior. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on AMOS 18 were employed to analyze the relationship between research variables.
      Results: The mean age of mothers was 28.04 ± 6.49 year and the children were 10 ± 6 months. Half of the mothers (50.3%) had cesarean sections and more than half (55.8%) of the children were males. Mothers' attitude (β = 0.442; 95% CI: 0.284, 0.599), self-efficacy (β = 0.186; 95% CI: 0.047, 0.324) and perceived social support (β = 0.178; 95% CI: 0.035, 0.322) were respectively the strongest predictors of breastfeeding intention. Besides, the breastfeeding intention affected breastfeeding behavior with a high coefficient (0.857; 95% CI: 0.735, 0.979).
      Conclusions: The study provided informative pathways on the association of maternal attitude, social support and self-efficacy with breast feeding behavior. These findings could be useful for designing health education and promotion programs about breast feeding among women.
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Attitude; Breastfeeding; Infants; Self-efficacy; Social support
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20191122 Date Completed: 20200513 Latest Revision: 20200513
    • Publication Date:
      20250114
    • Accession Number:
      PMC6864946
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/s13052-019-0724-9
    • Accession Number:
      31747931