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KMID : 0384920080170020155
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2008 Volume.17 No. 2 p.155 ~ p.165
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Recognition and Condition of Breast-Feeding of Nurses
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Cho Ju-Yeon
Choi Jeong-Myung
Kim Hee-Gerl
Lee Jong-Chul
Choi Young-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the condition, recognition of breast feeding of 273 nurses.
Method: Data was collected using a structured questionnaire form April to June 2007. The subjects were 273 nurses in Kyunggido. The data analysis was done with descriptive statistics, x2-test procedures using SPSS/WIN 12.0 PC.
Result: There are 23.9% of child day care center, 5.2% of rest room for women, 16.8% of breast feeding room in workplace. Rate of breastfeeding practice was 78.4% of nurses. The reasons why they could not perform the breast-feeding include mother’s job(45.4%), lacking breast milk(25.8%). The characteristics of nurses found to be related breast-feeding include age, number of employers.
Conclusion: The results showed that the rest supports of the work environment was insufficient to perform breast-feeding in the workplace. These results suggest that nursing intervention for employed mother’s breast-feeding practice behavior promotion should focus on characteristics influencing factors on workplace. Also, efficient breast-feeding education program for employed mothers should be developed by continuous qualitative researches based on breast-feeding experiences of employed mothers.
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KEYWORD
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Nurses, Recognition, Condition, Breastfeeding
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