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KMID : 0123420080130030367
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
2008 Volume.13 No. 3 p.367 ~ p.373
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A Survey of Female College Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding
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Lee Hyun-Kyo
Song Yong
Kang Nam-Mi
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Abstract
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Breastfeeding is an ideal approach for physical and emotional development of babies, as well as recovery of mothers.
A breastfeeding education for female students seems to be an effective intervention to increase the Korean women
breastfeeding rate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and other related breastfeeding
variables for developing a design for a pre-parental breastfeeding educational information for Korean female
students of childbearing age. The sample consisted of 205 Korean female college students, ranging in age from 20 to
25 years old. In this study, a self-administered questionnaire included 6 pages with close-ended multiple-choice
questions, and included a cover page with 15 questions on demographic characteristics and personal experiences
related to breastfeeding. Data analysis was done utilizing inferential statistics using SPSS 12.0 computer program.
The findings indicated that breastfeeding education programs should focus on the practical aspect of attitudes toward
breastfeeding, and that educational information design should focus on the practical aspects of breastfeeding for all
levels of students’ education by nurses. Therefore, education for female college students seems to be an effective
intervention to increase breastfeeding rate. This study is useful for descriptions of educational activities to help female
students develop positive attitudes to breastfeed, to help these students have confidence toward breast-feeding in
future by providing correct information and practical techniques on breastfeeding. (Korean J Community Nutrition
13(3) : 367~373, 2008)
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KEYWORD
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breastfeeding, knowledge, attitude, female college students
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