Prenatal Interventional Program about Mothers' Behavior Related to Exclusive Breast Feeding: Findings of Planned
Mohtasham Ghaffari1, Sakineh Rakhshanderou1, Javad Harooni2
1Health Education and Health Promotion, Environmental & Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, School of Public Health and safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background:
Promotion of exclusive breast feeding is known as a savior strategy, to reduce infantile mortality. The theory of planned behavior is an appropriate theory to explain the effect of psychosocial factors on infant feeding behavior. This study aimed to evaluate impact of planned behavior theory-based education on the behavior of pregnant women related to exclusive breast feeding in Arak city, 2016-17.
Methods:
This study is an interventional study that was done on 101 pregnant women with gestational age of 32-28 weeks in health centers of Arak city. All individuals were divided into experimental and control groups randomly. Valid and reliable questionnaires were completed before, on and 3 months after intervention. Experimental group received educational intervention in 3 sessions. Date was analyzed using SPSS 16 software (Chi-square, T, R.M.ANOVA Tests).
Results:
The results showed that, after implementation of the intervention, mean of scores for attitudes, subjective norms, Perceived behavioral control, intention and exclusive breast feeding behavior has increased significantly in the experimental group compared with the control group.
Conclusion:
The findings of this study, showed the efficiency and effectiveness of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on exclusive breast feeding behavior. Designing and implementing educational programs based on the theory of planned behavior is proposed to encourage women to breast-feed exclusively to encourage women to breast-feed exclusively.
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