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Abstract
Newborns are breast fed more frequently in Israel than in the United States (92% vs. 57%). Differences in the attitudes of the two countries might suggest interventions to increase breast feeding. We studied the breast-feeding attitudes of high school girls in Israel and the United States using a 21-item questionnaire. Israeli girls were significantly more positive about breast feeding than U.S. girls. Israeli girls answered 13 items positively more frequently than U.S. girls, while American girls responded positively more frequently than Israeli girls for only two items. Israeli girls were more likely to plan on breast feeding (68.2% vs. 42.4%). We speculate that interventions designed to improve the breast-feeding attitudes of young people may increase the prevalence of breast feeding.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Asia; Behavior; Breast Feeding; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Education; Fertility; Health; Infant Nutrition; Israel; Knowledge; Mediterranean Countries; North America; Northern America; Nutrition; Ohio; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Questionnaires; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Schools; Secondary Schools; Students; Studies; Surveys; United States; Western Asia; Youth
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Year: 1985 PMID： 3965416 DOI： 10.1016/s0197-0070(85)80101-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Adolesc Health Care ISSN： 0197-0070