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A Study on Knowledge and Control Beliefs Regarding Breastfeeding of University Students by Their General Characteristics and Experienced Education in Breastfeeding


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A Study on Knowledge and Control Beliefs Regarding Breastfeeding of University Students by Their General Characteristics and Experienced Education in Breastfeeding

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Korean J Community Nutr. 2013;18(5):457-466
Publication date (electronic) : 2013 October 31
doi : https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2013.18.5.457
Jo Yoon Lee, Kang Wook Lee, Wha Jin Hyun
College of Tourism & Health, Joongbu University, Chungnam, Korea.
Corresponding author: Kang Wook Lee, College of Tourism & Health, Joongbu University, 201 Daehakro, Chubu-myon, Geumsan-gun, Chungnam-do 312-940, Korea. Tel: (041) 750-6761, Fax: (041) 750-6060, kwlee@joongbu.ac.kr
Received 2013 July 13; Revised 2013 August 26; Accepted 2013 September 26.

Abstract

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. χ2-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.

Keywords: breastfeeding; breastfeeding education; university students; future intention toward breastfeeding

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Table 1

Demographic characteristics of study participants

Table 1

Table 2

Breastfeeding factors of the subjects

Table 2

Table 3

Differences in breast-feeding knowledge, attitude, and control beliefs according to demographic characteristics, breastfeeding intention and experience in breastfeeding education

Table 3

1) Mean ± SD

a,b,c: Different letters are significantly different by Duncan's multiple range test

*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

Table 4

Responses to knowledge questions related to breastfeeding and lactation

Table 4

1) Mean ± SD

*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

Table 5

Responses to control beliefs questions related to breastfeeding and lactation

Table 5

1) Mean ± SD

*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

Table 6

Differences in breast feeding intention according to experience in breastfeeding education and non-experience in breastfeeding education

Table 6

1) N (%)

Table 7

Plan for exclusive breastfeeding period

Table 7

1) N (%)

***: p < 0.001