A Sustainable Choice to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi100 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of carbon footprint education on breastfeeding practices among pregnant women.

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of carbon footprint education on breastfeeding practices among pregnant women. In the sample size calculation performed using G\*Power 3.1.9.7 (Faul et al., 2007) software, the effect size value determined for the relationship between awareness levels regarding sustainable and healthy nutrition behaviors and reducing ecological footprint was determined as Cohen's r=0.470. Statistical power analysis was performed under A Priori: Compute required sample size (Correlation: Bivariate normal model), 95% power (1-β) and α=0.05 and in the light of these parameters, it was concluded that a sample size of at least 53 participants was required for the study in question. In case of data loss, it was envisaged to increase the sample by 20% as a result of statistical consultancy. Accordingly, it was planned to conduct the study with a total of n=64 people, n=32 in the intervention group and n=32 in the control group. It was carried out with the participation of two groups. The carbon footprint education group received 4 education sessions of 60 minutes each. The control group received routine hospital care during this period, but no other intervention was made. Data for the study were collected by the researcher using face-to-face interviews, a personal information form with demographic questions, and the measurement tools used in the study. The training was completed 4 weeks later. After the training, the measurement tools were used for the woman's postpartum period. Participants were given an explanation of the carbon footprint education and told how, for how long, and where the education would take place. The carbon footprint education programme was completed by the participants in a specific way (nutrition, breastfeeding, environmental awareness) for each session. The education was delivered using a poster. The carbon footprint education was given in 4 sessions in this way. The measurement tools were given to the participants again on the 1st day, 1st month, 3rd month and 6th month after birth.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Breastfeeding

Interventions

Green Mother TrainingBEHAVIORAL

Poster education

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 35 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women 24 weeks gestation * Must be between 18 and 35 years of age. * Women must provide informed consent to participate in the study, indicating their willingness to participate in the educational intervention and assessments. * Attend educational sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Women with significant medical conditions that may affect breastfeeding or nutrition (e.g. serious mental illness, chronic disease) will be excluded. * Multiple pregnancies * Previous GREEN MOTHER training * Substance abuse * Women considered to be at high risk of non-compliance with the study protocol (e.g. those with unstable living conditions).

Locations (1)

University of Health Sciences

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Scale Breast-feeding Self-efficacy Scale

Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale: This is a 33-item scale developed by Dennis (1999). It consists of two sub-dimensions to determine mothers' breastfeeding skills, beliefs and behaviours regarding breastfeeding. The validity and reliability study of the Turkish form of the scale was conducted by Ekşioğlu and Çeber (2011). Breastfeeding self-efficacy was assessed using a five-point Likert scale: (1) I never trust myself, (2) I do not trust myself very much, (3) I trust myself sometimes, (4) I trust myself often, (5) I always trust myself. As the total score on the scale increases, so does breastfeeding self-efficacy. The lowest score is 33 and the highest is 165.

Time frame: 1st day after birth, 3rd month after birth, 6th month after birth

Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale

The Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale consists of six sub-dimensions: energy, legal, recycling, transport, water use and food. The scale categories are obtained by summing the subscales and scoring them as strongly disagree=1, disagree=2, undecided=3, agree=4 and strongly agree=5. The Cronbach's alpha value was found to be 0.960.

Time frame: Participants immediately after group assignment, 6 months after the birth

Behaviors Scale Towards Sustainable Nutrition

The developed scale consists of 29 items and 4 sub-dimensions with a five-point Likert scale. It includes the sub-dimensions of food preference, reducing food waste, eating seasonally and locally, and buying food. The scale is rated as 'never', 'rarely', 'sometimes', 'often' and 'always'. All items are scored from 1 to 5, starting with 'never'. All items in the scale are positive. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 29 and the highest score is 145. Sub-dimension scores are obtained by dividing the sum of the scores given by individuals to the questions in the sub-dimension by the number of questions in the sub-dimension. Higher total and sub-dimension scores indicate that the individual has more sustainable dietary behaviours.

Time frame: Participants immediately after group assignment, 6 months after the birth

Depression Anxiety and Stress scales-21 (DASS-21)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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