TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of a Breastfeeding Intervention on Knowledge and Attitudes Among High School Students in Taiwan
AU - Ho, Yen Ju
AU - McGrath, Jacqueline M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes of female high school students living in Taiwan. Design: A prospective, two-group, quasi-experimental, repeated measure design. Setting: A high school in Taichung, Taiwan. Participants: Two hundred four female high school students. Methods: Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire at baseline, after the intervention, and 1 month later. After administration of the questionnaire at baseline, the experimental group (n = 103) received a 30-minute breastfeeding education; the control group (n = 101) did not. Results: Findings showed that students in the experimental group had significantly greater breastfeeding knowledge immediately after the intervention and at 1 month postintervention. Also, compared with the control group, the experimental group had significantly greater positive breastfeeding attitudes after the intervention period, and the effect lasted at least 1 month. Conclusions: Breastfeeding interventions in schools improve adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes. School nurses are well positioned to promote breastfeeding as a healthy lifestyle behavior within the school setting.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on the breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes of female high school students living in Taiwan. Design: A prospective, two-group, quasi-experimental, repeated measure design. Setting: A high school in Taichung, Taiwan. Participants: Two hundred four female high school students. Methods: Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire at baseline, after the intervention, and 1 month later. After administration of the questionnaire at baseline, the experimental group (n = 103) received a 30-minute breastfeeding education; the control group (n = 101) did not. Results: Findings showed that students in the experimental group had significantly greater breastfeeding knowledge immediately after the intervention and at 1 month postintervention. Also, compared with the control group, the experimental group had significantly greater positive breastfeeding attitudes after the intervention period, and the effect lasted at least 1 month. Conclusions: Breastfeeding interventions in schools improve adolescents’ knowledge and attitudes. School nurses are well positioned to promote breastfeeding as a healthy lifestyle behavior within the school setting.
KW - attitudes
KW - breastfeeding
KW - high school students
KW - knowledge
KW - school nurses
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jogn.2015.10.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jogn.2015.10.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 26815800
AN - SCOPUS:85016152332
SN - 0884-2175
VL - 45
SP - 71
EP - 77
JO - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
JF - JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
IS - 1
ER -