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Park and Moon: Effects of an Individual Breast-feeding Promotion Program for Married Immigrant Women
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2016; 46(1): 128-139.

Published online: 29 February 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.1.128

Effects of an Individual Breast-feeding Promotion Program for Married Immigrant Women

Mi Kyoung Park1, So-Hyun Moon2

1Mokpo Han-Sarang Hospital, Mokpo, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Moon, So-Hyun. Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, 1666 Youngsan-ro, Cheonggye-myeon, Muan 58554, Korea. Tel: +82-61-450-2674, Fax: +82-61-450-2679, shmoon@mokpo.ac.kr

Received 12 August 2015       Revised 24 August 2015       Accepted 10 November 2015

© 2016 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of an individual breast-feeding promotion program to address breast-feeding knowledge, attitude, method and rate of practice for married immigrant women.

Methods

A non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used (experimental group=16, control group=17). The intervention consisted of 3 phases: (1) Within 2 hours of delivery - individual breast-feeding training through video/verbal/practical training education and demonstration (2) After 1~2 days - group training using video, model doll, and breast models (3) After 7 days - family visit, counseling, retraining and reinforcement training. The data were analyzed using non-parametric tests with the SPSS program.

Results

Married immigrant women who participated in the individual breast-feeding program scored high in knowledge, attitude, method and rate of practice compared to the control group.

Conclusion

The results indicate that the individual breast-feeding program is very effective in increasing breast-feeding knowledge, attitude, method and rate of practicing breast feeding for married immigrant women. So, nurses are encouraged to aggressively utilize individual breast-feeding programs to help married immigrant women, who are exposed to vulnerability due to various situations.

Keywords: Immigrant, Knowledge, Attitude, Feeding methods, Practice

Figures and Tables

Figure 1

Study flow.

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Table 1

Breast-feeding Intervention Programs

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Table 2

Homogeneity Test for Participants' Characteristic

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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3

Comparison of Differences in Breast-feeding Knowledge, Attitude, Method, and Rate of Breast-feeding Practice between Groups (N=33)

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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Notes

This manuscript is a condensed form of the first author's master's thesis from Mokpo National University.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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