| Literature DB >> 6558283 |
Abstract
The incidence and prevalence of breastfeeding has increased in the United States and Canada in the past decade, but in spite of its known benefits it is often abandoned before infants are two months of age. Society lacks the attitudes and knowledge necessary for breastfeeding success. A survey of the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of 409 secondary school students in British Columbia, Canada, revealed misconceptions about the nature of breastfeeding. A high percentage felt it was unacceptable in social situations. The findings point to a need for the integration of information about breastfeeding into school health programs, biology, home economics/nutrition and family life/sexuality courses. Increased knowledge and discussion to foster positive attitudes could increase breastfeeding duration among parents in the future.Entities:
Keywords: Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Adolescents, Male; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Bottle Feeding; Breast Feeding--determinants; Canada; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Education; Educational Activities; Family Planning; Family Planning, Behavioral Methods; Health; Health Education; Infant Nutrition; Lactation, Prolonged--determinants; Needs; North America; Northern America; Nutrition; Population; Population Characteristics; Psychological Factors; Psychosocial Factors; Recommendations; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Schools; Secondary Schools; Social Behavior; Socioeconomic Factors; Students; Studies; Surveys; United States; Youth
Mesh：
Year: 1983 PMID： 6558283 DOI： 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1983.tb01118.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Sch Health ISSN： 0022-4391 Impact factor: 2.118