Knowledge, Attitude, Motivation and Planning of Breastfeeding; A cross Sectional Study among Jordanian Women.

Khasawneh, Wasim; Kheirallah, Khalid; Mazin, Mai; Abdulnabi, Sanaa

doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-17690/v1

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“…The intervention doubled the number of mothers who began breastfeeding within the rst hour of delivery and those who exclusively breastfed their infants for 6 months. Increased understanding of behaviors related to breastfeeding practices was found to be assuring factor for enhancing breastfeeding in Jordan, according to recent Eastern Mediterranean studies (35,38).…”

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“…Enhancing breastfeeding practices is a worldwide concern that was included among the Millennium Development Goals developed by the World Health Organization in the last decade (34,35). Investing in children's growth and development could theoretically drive the transformation endeavored for by 2030 under SDG3, i.e.…”

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“…Breastfeeding judgments are in uenced by a variety of variables, such as experience, perception, behaviors, and motivation (35). Women received considerable encouragement by adopting positive mindset, which was re ected in their intentions and actions.…”

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Impact of Using Social Marketing Principles on Promoting Breastfeeding Practices and Physical Growth: an Egyptian Community Based Longitudinal Study

Metwally¹,

Basha²,

Abdel‐Latif³

et al. 2021

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Background: Improving breastfeeding practices does not always link to interventions relying only on improving nutritional awareness and education but needs cultural and behavioral insights. Aim: Our study provided educational intervention through the use of the social marketing (SM) approach which was respectable to societal norms allowing more conscious choices by mothers to achieve the maximum potential of physical growth of their infants. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the used approach for improving breastfeeding practices and the physical growth of infants aged up to 2 years. Methods: A quasi-experimental intervention design with posttest-only control design was done along 3 years duration with 24 months of intervention and follow up for motivating mothers’ voluntary behavioral change towards breastfeeding promotion using SM principles: product, price, place, and promotion. The interventions targeted 646 pregnant women in their last trimester and mothers of children up to 2 years in addition to 1454 women in their childbearing period. Results: Most of the mothers showed increased awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding and became interested in breastfeeding their children outside the house using the breastfeeding cover (Gawn). Early breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) under 6 months, frequency of breastfeeding per day, percentage of infants who continued breastfeeding till 2 years, were significantly increased from 30%, 23 %, 56%, and 32% to 62 %, 47.3 %, 69 %, and 43.5 % respectively. With the attention of the nutritional educational sessions three or more times, the majority of indicators had the most significant improvement. The girls who recorded underweight results compared to boys, were significantly improved after the intervention (from 66.7 % to 18.8%). At the same time, girls that were found to be obese before the intervention (15.4 %) became no longer obese. Conclusions: Nutritional interventions that are based on the use SM approach showed improvement for the majority of the key performance indicators. Although they were doubled their value before the intervention yet the majority were still modest (below 50 %). With sustained use of the SM approach, infants will achieve their maximum potential for physical growth through providing economically disadvantaged mothers with breastfeeding support.

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Impact of Using Social Marketing Principles on Promoting Breastfeeding Practices and Physical Growth: an Egyptian Community Based Longitudinal Study

Metwally¹,

Basha²,

Abdel‐Latif³

et al. 2021

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“…Good knowledge and positive attitude of mothers about the bene ts of EBF plays important role for the continuation EBF until six months (9,10). A study in Jordan showed support and encouragement from husband and extended family members were associated with increased rate of EBF for six months (11), whereas mother's return to paid employment negatively impacted the duration of EBF (7,12,13). Employed women need to return to work before six months because paid employment is a necessity, not an option for many of them (14).…”

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Exclusive Breastfeeding Continuation and Associated Factors Among Employed Women in North Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study

Gebrekidan

Hall

Plummer

et al. 2020

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BackgroundExclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) can prevent up to 13% of under-five mortality in developing countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa the rate of EBF at six months remains very low at 36%. Different types of factors such as maternal, family-related and work-related factors are responsible for the low rate of EBF among employed women. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of EBF continuation and associated factors among employed women in North Ethiopia. MethodsA community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in two towns of Tigray region, North Ethiopia. Employed women who had children between 6 months and 2 years were surveyed using multistage, convenient sampling. Women filled a paper-based validated questionnaire adopted from Breastfeeding and Employment Study toolkit. The questions were grouped into four parts of sociodemographic characteristics, maternal characteristics, family support and work-related factors. Factors associated with EBF continuation as a binary outcome (yes/no) were determined using multivariate logistic regression. ResultsFour-hundred and forty-nine women participated in this study with a mean (SD) age 30.4 (4.2) years. Two hundred and fifty-four (56.4%) participants exclusively breastfed their children for six months or more. The main reason for discontinuation of EBF was the requirement of women to return to paid employment (31.5%). Four-hundred and forty (98.2%) participants believed that breastfeeding has benefits either to the infant or to the mother. Three hundred and seventy-one (82.8%) of the participants received support from their family at home to assist with EBF most commonly from their husbands and mothers. Having family support (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]= 2.1, 95%, CI 1.2-3.6; P = 0.005), having frequent breaks at work (AOR= 2.6, 95% CI, 1.4-4.8; P = 0.002) and the possibility of buying or borrowing required equipment for expressing breast milk (AOR= 1.7, 95% CI, 1.0-3.0; P = 0.033) were statistically associated with increasing chance of EBF. ConclusionAlthough returning to work was reported by the study participants as the main reason for discontinuation of EBF, families and managers’ support have significant roles in EBF continuation which in the absence of six-month maternal leave for employed women in Ethiopia would be of benefit to mothers and their child.

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Exclusive Breastfeeding Continuation and Associated Factors Among Employed Women in North Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study

Gebrekidan

Hall

Plummer

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background: Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) can prevent up to 13% of under-five mortality in developing countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa the rate of EBF at six months remains very low at 36%. Different types of factors such as maternal, family-related and work-related factors are responsible for the low rate of EBF among employed women. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of EBF continuation and associated factors among employed women in North Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in two towns of Tigray region, North Ethiopia. Employed women who had children between 6 months and 2 years were surveyed using multistage, convenient sampling. Women filled a paper-based validated questionnaire adopted from Breastfeeding and Employment Study toolkit. The questions were grouped into four parts of sociodemographic characteristics, maternal characteristics, family support and work-related factors. Factors associated with EBF continuation as a binary outcome (yes/no) were determined using multivariate logistic regression. Results: Four-hundred and forty-nine women participated in this study with a mean (SD) age 30.4 (4.2) years. Two hundred and fifty-four (56.4%) participants exclusively breastfed their children for six months or more. The main reason for discontinuation of EBF was the requirement of women to return to paid employment (31.5%). Four-hundred and forty (98.2%) participants believed that breastfeeding has benefits either to the infant or to the mother. Three hundred and seventy-one (82.8%) of the participants received support from their family at home to assist with EBF most commonly from their husbands and mothers. Having family support (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]= 2.1, 95%, CI 1.2-3.6; P = 0.005), having frequent breaks at work (AOR= 2.6, 95% CI, 1.4-4.8; P = 0.002) and the possibility of buying or borrowing required equipment for expressing breast milk (AOR= 1.7, 95% CI, 1.0-3.0; P = 0.033) were statistically associated with increasing chance of EBF. Conclusion: Although returning to work was reported by the study participants as the main reason for discontinuation of EBF, families and managers’ support have significant roles in EBF continuation which in the absence of six-month maternal leave for employed women in Ethiopia would be of benefit to mothers and their child.

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Knowledge, Attitude, Motivation and Planning of Breastfeeding; A cross Sectional Study among Jordanian Women.

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Impact of Using Social Marketing Principles on Promoting Breastfeeding Practices and Physical Growth: an Egyptian Community Based Longitudinal Study

Impact of Using Social Marketing Principles on Promoting Breastfeeding Practices and Physical Growth: an Egyptian Community Based Longitudinal Study

Exclusive Breastfeeding Continuation and Associated Factors Among Employed Women in North Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study

Exclusive Breastfeeding Continuation and Associated Factors Among Employed Women in North Ethiopia: A Cross-sectional Study

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