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Attitudes towards infant feeding among adults in a low socioeconomic community: what social support is there for breastfeeding?

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dc.contributor.authorMcIntyre, E.
dc.contributor.authorHiller, J.
dc.contributor.authorTurnbull, D.
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2001 Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia
dc.description.abstractAn analysis of the role of social support in influencing breastfeeding in a low socioeconomic area in South Australia was undertaken by examining infant feeding attitudes and experiences of mothers, fathers and grandmothers as well as the general community. A random telephone survey of over 3,400 adults (including a more extensive survey of 373 mothers, fathers and grandmothers in the sample) in this area indicated that there was little support for breastfeeding compared to bottle-feeding with similar barriers to breastfeeding found in all target groups as well as the general community. These included breastfeeding in public, the convenience of bottle-feeding, maternal discomfort of breastfeeding, the support required for breastfeeding, fathers' involvement with feeding, and a mother's previous experience of breastfeeding. Strategies promoting and supporting breastfeeding should address these issues and should be directed at the community in general rather than specific groups within the community.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityEllen McIntyre; Janet E Hillier; Deborah Turnbull
dc.identifier.citationBreastfeeding Review, 2001; 9(1):13-24
dc.identifier.issn0729-2759
dc.identifier.orcidHiller, J. [0000-0002-8532-4033]
dc.identifier.orcidTurnbull, D. [0000-0002-7116-7073]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/6135
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNursing Mothers' Association of Australia
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectBottle Feeding
dc.subjectData Collection
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
dc.subjectBreast Feeding
dc.subjectSocial Support
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectTelephone
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectWomen, Working
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleAttitudes towards infant feeding among adults in a low socioeconomic community: what social support is there for breastfeeding?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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