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Kim, Kim, and Lee: Types of Breastfeeding and its Predictors of Mothers in Twenty-four Months after Birth
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2011; 17(1): 21-30.

Published online: 31 March 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.1.21

Types of Breastfeeding and its Predictors of Mothers in Twenty-four Months after Birth

Miyoung Kim1, Sun Hee Kim2, Ja Hyung Lee3

1Full-time Lecturer, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

2Full-time Lecturer, College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea.

3Professor, Division of Nursing Science, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Sun Hee, College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, 3056-6 Daemyeong 4-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu 705-718, Korea. Tel: 82-53-650-4831, Fax: 82-53-650-4392, sunhee421@cu.ac.kr

Received 31 December 2010       Accepted 28 February 2011

Copyright © 2011 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study was done to investigate the types of breastfeeding visits by mothers twenty-four months after birth and to identify the factors that increased breast feeding rates.

Methods

The subjects of this study totaled seven hundred and seventy-four mothers with infants aged 2 years or less who had visited national medical institutions including Sanhujori service facilities, breastfeeding care service facilities, and community health centers. Data was collected from June 22 to July 31, 2009. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2 test, ANOVA with a post hoc Scheffe test, and multiple logistic regression.

Results

Major findings of this study were significant differences of planned length of breastfeeding and breastfeeding self-efficacy in relation to the differing types of breast feeding community visits by mothers. In multivariate logistic regression, baby's age, exclusive breastfeeding at hospital, utilization of breastfeeding care service facility, planned length of breastfeeding, and breastfeeding self-efficacy were independent predictors of the feeding type.

Conclusion

In order to increase breastfeeding rates, programs provided by public health care services and medical facilities should start education on breast feeding in the hospital before mothers are discharged and then continue through the use of Sanhujori service facilities and workplace at 3 month and 6 month postpartum.

Keywords: Breast feeding, Community health service, Infant formula, Rooming-in care, Self efficacy

Figures and Tables

Table 1
Descriptive Statistics of Mothers and Relation of Study Variables with Mother's Feeding Types (N=774)
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MPE=medical personnel's encouragement; LPE=lay personnel's encouragement.

Table 2
Differences in Planned Length of Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding Self-efficacy by Feeding Types (N=774)
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†Post hoc test.

Table 3
Multivariate Logistic Regression to Predict Mother's Breastfeeding Type (N= 774)
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†Reference category is formula feeding.; ‡Reference category is mixed feeding.

*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001.

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