The importance of breast milk, whose physiological nutritional properties for an infant are not equal to any other food, has been the subject of many studies. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the relationship between breastfeeding attitude and nutritional knowledge levels of mothers who have 0-6 months infants.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
270
Relationship between Breastfeeding Attitudes and Nutrition Knowledge Levels
Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Niğde, Bor, Turkey (Türkiye)
Nutrition Knowledge
Nutrition Knowledge Scale (NBS): The scale is a 5-point Likert scale with 31 questions. Scale items are scored between 0 and 4 (strongly agree 4 points, strongly disagree 0 points). The highest score that can be obtained from the scale, which is evaluated over the total score, is 126. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of nutritional knowledge, and the lower the score, the lower the level of nutritional knowledge.
Time frame: Baseline
Breastfeeding Attitude
Breastfeeding Attitude Evaluation Scale: The scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 46 items. The total score of the scale is 184. The score of positive items is 88 and the score of negative items is 96. The higher the score, the more positive the breastfeeding attitude is evaluated.
Time frame: Baseline
Descriptive assessment
In the general information form of the young individuals participating in the study, demographic information (gender, age, height, body weight, body mass index, etc.) was included.
Time frame: Baseline
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