Assessment of Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Self-Efficacy Regarding Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 17, Volume 4, Issue 9, March 2025, Pages 219-233 PDF (1.55 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.364302.1294 | ||
| Author | ||
| Somia Yasser Saged Sokar* | ||
| Pediatric Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Exclusive breastfeeding is the first fundamental right of the infant as the sole source of nourishment for the first six months of life. Aim: To assess mothers’ knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy regarding early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding. Design: A descriptive research design was used in this study. Settings: Pediatric Departments, at Bab Al-Shariya University Hospitals affiliated to Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. Sample: A purposive sample composed of 146 mothers who have infants aged ranged from birth to 6 months. Tools: Three tools were used. 1st Tool: structured interviewing questionnaire consists of 3 parts: 1) Characteristics of mothers, 2) Characteristics of infants, 3) mothers’ knowledge toward early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding. 2nd Tool: Mothers’ attitude scale. 3rd Tool: Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale. Results: Less than two fifths of the studied mothers were aged 25 | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Attitude; Early Initiation; Exclusive Breastfeeding; knowledge; Self-Efficacy | ||
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