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Abstract
The rate of breastfeeding among immigrant Vietnamese women in Western countries is low compared to those in Vietnam. To counteract this trend, a language and culture specific education program was developed. An experimental design was used to test the effectiveness of this program. The sample consisted of 182 prenatal Vietnamese women. Data collection included questionnaires and interviews. Results suggested that the education program had significant effects on knowledge, attitudes, planned and actual behaviour towards breastfeeding. However, the effect did not sustain until 6 months postpartum. Implications for nursing practice and further research are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Asia; Australia; Breast Feeding--determinants; Culture; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Education; Health; Health Education; Infant Nutrition; Interdisciplinary Studies; International Migration; Knowledge; Migration; Nutrition; Oceania; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Program Evaluation; Programs; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia; Viet Nam
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Year: 1994 PMID： 7928125 DOI： 10.1016/0020-7489(94)90077-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Nurs Stud ISSN： 0020-7489 Impact factor: 5.837