Health literacy and infant feeding patterns among first-time mothers in Chon Buri Province
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Background: Health literacy is an intellectual and social skill that determines the motivation and ability of mothers to promote and maintain their own health and the health of their babies.
Objective: To study the health literacy and infant feeding patterns among first time mothers and to compare health literacy among those with different infant feeding patterns.
Methods: This research was a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 154 mothers who after 6 months took their children to the hospital for vaccination. Each mother completed self-report questionnaires which consisted of general information and Thai health literacy questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that the first-time mothers had an overall health literacy score at a fair level. There was a statistically significant difference in health literacy score among first-time mothers with different infant feeding patterns at the .05 level.
Conclusion: Mothers with different infant feeding patterns had statistically different health literacy scores. Nurses should promote maternal health literacy during pregnancy to encourage and maintain the mothers’ own health and that of their babies, especially in accessing information and health services, communication and social support, and self-management.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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