Breast-Feeding Attitudes and Behavior among WIC Mothers in Texas

Autor/inn/en	Vaaler, Margaret L.; Stagg, Julie; Parks, Sharyn E.; Erickson, Tracy; Castrucci, Brian C.
Titel	Breast-Feeding Attitudes and Behavior among WIC Mothers in Texas
Quelle	In: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 42 (2010) 3, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1499-4046
DOI	10.1016/j.jneb.2010.02.001
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Nutrition; Infants; Questionnaires; Least Squares Statistics; Social Services; Attitude Measures; Individual Characteristics; Social Attitudes; Hispanic Americans; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Ernährung; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Fragebogen; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Objective: This study explored the influence of demographic characteristics on attitudes toward the benefits of breast-feeding, approval of public breast-feeding, and the use of infant formula. Additionally, the study examined whether attitudes were related to infant feeding practices among mothers enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Texas. Design: This study used a cross-sectional design. Setting: Participants completed questionnaires at WIC clinic sites across Texas. Participants: Mothers of young children who were receiving WIC benefits. Main Outcome Measure(s): Attitudes toward the benefits of breast-feeding, attitudes toward public breast-feeding, attitudes toward infant formula, and the choice of infant feeding practice. Analysis: Descriptive statistics, multivariate ordinary least squares regression, and multinomial logistic regression. Results: A key finding was that many Hispanic mothers held favorable attitudes toward both breast milk and infant formula. Younger and less educated mothers were least likely to agree with the benefits of breast-feeding. Mothers with positive attitudes toward the benefits of breast-feeding were likely to exclusively breastfeed and use both formula and breast milk. Conclusions and Implications: Attitudes toward breast-feeding, public breast-feeding, and infant formula and their influence on breast-feeding behavior should inform the curriculum of breast-feeding promotion programs. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10