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SURVEY OF BREASFEEDING KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG WOMEN IN CARBONDALE

SURVEY OF BREASFEEDING KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG WOMEN IN CARBONDALE. Fatimah Ali-Ferre´ CHES. Significance. Benefits Health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Significance.

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SURVEY OF BREASFEEDING KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG WOMEN IN CARBONDALE

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  1. SURVEY OF BREASFEEDING KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS AMONG WOMEN IN CARBONDALE Fatimah Ali-Ferre´ CHES

  2. Significance • Benefits • Health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental,psychological, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  3. Significance • Lower incidence of infectious diseases, respiratory disease, allergies, obesity, SDS, etc. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality). Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  4. Significance • Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months should support optimal growth and development of a child (AAP). Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  5. Significance • National Goal • Healthy People 2010 to increase breastfeeding by • 75% at postpartum, • 60% at 6 months and • 25% at 1 year (CDC). Photo: AP / Pat Roque) Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  6. Study Purpose • To find: • The disparities in breastfeeding knowledge (K), beliefs/attitudes (A) and behaviors (B). Breastfeeding Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  7. Theory • The Health Belief Model- • People’s behavior influenced by their knowledge and beliefs. • A woman will (not) breastfeed depends on direct/indirect factors affecting these variables. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  8. Delineation • Target population • Women living in Carbondale, Illinois. • Sample • 50 respondents from a local OB/GYN office at time of their doctor’s office. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  9. Delineation • Sample • Women 18-40 years old. • Random sampling. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  10. Method: Instrument Measurement Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  11. Method: Data Analysis Reliability Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  12. Method: Data Analysis • Descriptive statistics • Excel 2007 • Frequency distribution Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  13. Descriptive Statistics Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  14. Data Analysis • Inferential Statistics • Independent t-test for K, A and B scores for difference between groups ( races and education). • Correlation analysis between K and A. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  15. Results: Knowledge • T-test Results for Knowledge (12 items) Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  16. Results: Knowledge Results for Knowledge (12 items) Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  17. Results:Attitude Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  18. Results: Attitude Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  19. Results: Attitude • Correlation coefficient • Inverse relation between K and A -0.32 • T-test=0.159 (.05); not a significant difference btw African Americans and Whites. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  20. Results: Behavior Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  21. Results: Behavior Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  22. Results: Behavior Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  23. Conclusion and Recommendations • Disparity in breastfeeding K between African Americans and Whites. • Need targeted programming • No significant difference in K • Educational levels • Between expecting mothers and those that are not. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  24. Conclusion and Recommendations • No significant difference in Attitude between races. • Average Knowledge (K) test score low • Need to increase K. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  25. Conclusion and Recommendations • Revise content of breastfeeding information provided through physicians, health departments and hospitals. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  26. Implications • Findings could be utilized as part of a pilot study to create a breastfeeding promotion program for the women of Carbondale. • Majority on Medicaid implies modest income • Need to research further for SES barriers to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  27. Implications • Focus on WIC program. • Apply Stages of Change Theory to learning material to target the “intending but undecided” group. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

  28. Limitations and Recommendations • Items for attitudes should be revised since the CA was not within an accepted value. • A likely response bias may have affected the survey because respondents’ significant others were seated next to them. • Participation skewed towards Medicaid recipients. • Pilot study needs more research. Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors. F. Ali-Ferre

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