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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2019

Factors affecting breast-feeding practice among a sample of Iranian women: a structural equation modeling approach.

Reyhaneh Rafizadeh, Zahra Heidari, Mahmood Karimy, Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Marzieh Araban

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Reyhaneh RafizadehStudent Research Committee of School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zahra HeidariDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mahmood KarimySocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
Fereshteh Zamani-AlavijehDepartment of health education and promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. f_zamani@hlth.mui.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-9089
Marzieh ArabanDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Public Health School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRAhvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences · IRSaveh University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundBreastfeeding is one of the most sensitive stages in the development of children, having many benefits for the mother and the child. The present study aimed to determine factors associated with breastfeeding intention and behavior in mothers living in Taft County, Iran.

methodsIn this cross-sectional design, the statistical population consisted of 420 mothers with infants under 1 year of age living in Taft County of Yazd province, Iran. The research data were collected from health records of infants under one in health centers of the county as well as a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic information, knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding, social support and perceived self-efficacy, and breastfeeding intention and behavior. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on AMOS 18 were employed to analyze the relationship between research variables.

resultsThe mean age of mothers was 28.04 ± 6.49 year and the children were 10 ± 6 months. Half of the mothers (50.3%) had cesarean sections and more than half (55.8%) of the children were males. Mothers' attitude (β = 0.442; 95% CI: 0.284, 0.599), self-efficacy (β = 0.186; 95% CI: 0.047, 0.324) and perceived social support (β = 0.178; 95% CI: 0.035, 0.322) were respectively the strongest predictors of breastfeeding intention. Besides, the breastfeeding intention affected breastfeeding behavior with a high coefficient (0.857; 95% CI: 0.735, 0.979).

conclusionsThe study provided informative pathways on the association of maternal attitude, social support and self-efficacy with breast feeding behavior. These findings could be useful for designing health education and promotion programs about breast feeding among women.

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Breast FeedingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMothersAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantIranLatent Class AnalysisMaleSelf EfficacySocial SupportAttitudeBreastfeedingInfantsSelf-efficacySocial support

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