Maternal prenatal attitudes and postnatal breast-feeding behaviours in rural Bangladesh

Public Health Nutrition

ASG Faruque¹  Benjamin Schwartz¹  Shahed Rahman¹  Elaine A Yu¹  Aryeh D Stein¹  Joan S Thomas¹  Aatekah Owais¹  Noor Tirmizi¹  Sumon K Das¹ 

关键词: Breast-feeding;    Attitude;    Self-efficacy;    Knowledge;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980014000937

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the relationships between maternal breast-feeding intention, attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge at 7 months’ gestation with exclusive or full breast-feeding at 3months postpartum.DesignProspective cohort study with structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 months after delivery.SettingTwo rural sub-districts of Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh.SubjectsMother–infant dyads.ResultsOver 80 % of 2178 pregnant women intended to exclusively breast-feed (EBF). Maternal positive attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge about breast-feeding were positively associated with EBF intention (all P

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