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Predictors of breastfeeding self-efficacy among women attending an urban postnatal clinic, Uganda.
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- Maternal Satisfaction with Perinatal Care and Breastfeeding at 6 Months Postpartum.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Investigation of maternal and paternal perceptions of breastfeeding self-efficacy in the postpartum period in Turkey, 2023-2024: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding self-efficacy status and associated factors among postpartum mothers at Hadiya Zone public hospitals, Southern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2025Article
- The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on breastfeeding self-efficacy: A path analysis.Enfermeria clinica · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding Self-efficacy in COVID-19 Positive Postpartum Mothers in a Community Maternal Facility in South India: A Case Control Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Related Socio-demographic, Perinatal and Psychological Factors: a Cross-sectional Study Among Postpartum Greek Women.Materia socio-medica · 2021Article
- Determinants of low breastfeeding self-efficacy amongst mothers of children aged less than six months: results from the BADUTA study in East Java, Indonesia.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- Predictors of breastfeeding self-efficacy among women attending an urban postnatal clinic, Uganda.Nursing open · 2019Article
- Factors affecting breastfeeding self-efficacy among mothers with preterm infants.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with breastfeeding self-efficacy among postnatal women in Kampala, Uganda.
methodsThis was a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted among women attending a postnatal clinic at a teaching hospital in Kampala. Three hundred and eighty-four postnatal women were randomly selected to respond to an interviewer-administered questionnaire. We used the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy scale (BFSES) to assesses breastfeeding self-efficacy (BFSE). Descriptive statistics and percentages were used to summarize the findings. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to determine predictors of BFSE.
resultsParticipants had a mean BFSE score of 48.65. The 14 item BFSES consistently measured breastfeeding confidence with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.89. About six in 10 women (60.2%) had high BFSE, the rest (39.8%) had low BFSE. Having a partner (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 13, 95% CI 3.46-15) and receiving breastfeeding support from health workers (aOR: 4.45, 95% CI: 1.95-6.12) were significantly associated with BFSE.
conclusionA notable number of mothers had a low BFSE. Health workers should support breastfeeding mothers to achieve the desired exclusive breastfeeding levels. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The findings of the study provide a direction for midwives in maternity care in educating and supporting women about breastfeeding for the improvement of exclusive breastfeeding rates thus realization of benefits of exclusive breastfeeding.
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