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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Attitudes towards infant feeding among adults in a low socioeconomic community: what social support is there for breastfeeding? |
Author: | McIntyre, E. Hiller, J. Turnbull, D. |
Citation: | Breastfeeding Review, 2001; 9(1):13-24 |
Publisher: | Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia |
Issue Date: | 2001 |
ISSN: | 0729-2759 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ellen McIntyre; Janet E Hillier; Deborah Turnbull |
Abstract: | An analysis of the role of social support in influencing breastfeeding in a low socioeconomic area in South Australia was undertaken by examining infant feeding attitudes and experiences of mothers, fathers and grandmothers as well as the general community. A random telephone survey of over 3,400 adults (including a more extensive survey of 373 mothers, fathers and grandmothers in the sample) in this area indicated that there was little support for breastfeeding compared to bottle-feeding with similar barriers to breastfeeding found in all target groups as well as the general community. These included breastfeeding in public, the convenience of bottle-feeding, maternal discomfort of breastfeeding, the support required for breastfeeding, fathers' involvement with feeding, and a mother's previous experience of breastfeeding. Strategies promoting and supporting breastfeeding should address these issues and should be directed at the community in general rather than specific groups within the community. |
Keywords: | Humans Bottle Feeding Data Collection Cross-Sectional Studies Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Breast Feeding Social Support Socioeconomic Factors Telephone Adolescent Adult Middle Aged Women, Working South Australia Female Male |
Description: | Copyright © 2001 Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest General Practice publications |
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