Knowledge level, attitude and own experience of health professionals about breastfeeding and breast milk in a city of Turkey: Cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridKayhan Tetik, Burcu/0000-0002-3976-4986
dc.authoridCeylan, Sinem/0000-0002-8934-0356
dc.authoridUğurlu, Mehmet/0000-0002-2988-938X;
dc.authorwosidKayhan Tetik, Burcu/ABH-3056-2020
dc.authorwosidCeylan, Sinem/AAG-9828-2021
dc.authorwosidUğurlu, Mehmet/KBR-1385-2024
dc.authorwosidArtantas, Aylin Baydar/Q-1558-2019
dc.contributor.authorArtantas, Aylin Baydar
dc.contributor.authorTetik, Burcu Kayhan
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Melek
dc.contributor.authorEray, Irep Karatas
dc.contributor.authorCetin, Nazan
dc.contributor.authorGuney, Sinem
dc.contributor.authorAkdogan, Dogan
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:59:48Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:59:48Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Worldwide consensus about breastfeeding is that the infant should exclusively be breastfed until six months of life. Despite this, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of age is low in so many countries including Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, the attitudes and the own experiences of health professionals about breastfeeding and breast milk, in a metropolitan city in Turkey. Materials and methods: This study was performed between July 2012 and December 2013. Study subjects included health professionals working in the university hospitals, research and training hospitals, public and private hospitals; child, adolescent, women and reproductive health services centers, family health centers, and community health centers located in Ankara. A questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS 11.5 package program was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 715 people participated in this study. From those who had children themselves 3.4% (n=16) had not breastfed their babies at all, and 7.6% (n=36) had breastfed their baby until second year of age. It was found that 28.4% of the participants had poor, 43.1% had average and 28.5% had good knowledge level about breastfeeding and breast milk. Conclusion: This study reflects the lack of knowledge about breastfeeding and breast milk among the health professionals in Turkey. Although a great majority of participants agree the recommendation of WHO about the duration of breastfeeding, the percentage of breastfeeding of health care professionals during recommended period was very low.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5546/aap.2016.eng.514
dc.identifier.endpage+en_US
dc.identifier.issn0325-0075
dc.identifier.issn1668-3501
dc.identifier.issue6en_US
dc.identifier.pmid27869408en_US
dc.identifier.startpage514en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5546/aap.2016.eng.514
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/103554
dc.identifier.volume114en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000390311000007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSoc Argentina Pediatriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchivos Argentinos De Pediatriaen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectBreast milken_US
dc.subjectbreastfeedingen_US
dc.subjecthealth care professionalsen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleKnowledge level, attitude and own experience of health professionals about breastfeeding and breast milk in a city of Turkey: Cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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