Associations between Perceived Value and Intentions of Exclusive Breastfeeding of First Six Months of Postpartum Mothers
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Keywords: perceived benefits, perceived Barriers, breastfeeding self-efficacy, intension of excusive breastfeedingAbstract
The present study is descriptive study, which aims to study breastfeeding perceived value related to intension of excusive breastfeeding of first six months of postpartum mothers. Collected data from 115 postpartum mothers. The tool was a questionnaire about demographic data, the Perceived Benefits of Breastfeeding Questionnaire, the Perceived Barriers to Breastfeeding Questionnaire, the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Intention to Exclusive Breastfeeding. The reliability Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient of .70, .71, .87 and .75, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Correlation
The results of the study showed that Perceived Benefits of Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy revealed a significant related to intension of excusive breastfeeding of first six months of postpartum mothers (r = .56, p < .01, r = .67, p < .01, respectively). Only perceived Barriers to Breastfeeding were non-significant (p > .01).
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