Factors Affecting Breastfeeding during 6 months to 2 Years of Adolescent at Police General Hospital
Keywords:
breastfeeding from 6 months to 2 years, adolescent mothersAbstract
The objective of this research was to study the causal relationship of spouse’s support in raising children, good attitude towards child, positive attitude towards breastfeeding, and love support breastfeeding behaviors during 6 months to 2 years of 71 adolescent mothers who received services at the Police General Hospital. The instruments consisted of a 6-level evaluation measure of spouse’s support in raising children, good attitude towards child, positive attitude towards breastfeeding, and love support breastfeeding behaviors, 10 items for each. The content validity was equal to 1.0. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were .73, .75, .77 and .78, respectively. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.
The results showed that spouse’s support in raising children, good attitude towards child, positive attitude towards breastfeeding, and love support breastfeeding behaviors during 6 months to 2 years of adolescent mothers were related to each other at the .001 level (r = .282 - .689). These variables were not related to the duration of raising children with breastfeeding. Good attitude towards children and a positive attitude towards breastfeeding could jointly explain the variation in supportive breastfeeding behaviors of adolescent mothers (43.0 %). Professionals should promote the role of spouses in supporting child rearing all stages of pregnancy and the role in breastfeeding support of family and society.
References
World Health Organization. World Health Statistics 2016: Monitoring Health for the SDGs Sustainable Development Goals; 2016. (in Thai).
Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of health, Ministry of Public Health. Annual Report 2018; 2018. (in Thai).
2nd National Plan for Children and Youth Development, 2017-2021 (Including the 2nd National Action Plan for Child and Youth Development, 2017-2021) National Commission for Promotion of the Development of Children and Youth; 2018. (in Thai).
Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board Office of the Prime Minister Bangkok, Thailand. The Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-2021). (in Thai).
Norton, M., Chandra-Mouli, b, V. & Lanec, C. Interventions for Preventing Unintended, Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Adolescents: A Review of the Evidence and Lessons from High-Quality Evaluations. Global Health: Science and Practice, 2017; 5(4): 547-570.
Lertsakornsiri, M. Promoting breastfeeding in postpartum adolescent mothers: The role of nurses and families. Journal of Nursing and Education, 2019; 12(1): 1-13. (in Thai).
Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand Pediatrician Association of Thailand. A guide for parents to disseminate knowledge on childcare and development at infancy 0-3 years; 2017. (in Thai).
Winichagoon, P. & Damrongwongsiri, O. Breastfeeding Situation, Facilitators and Obstacles, Policy and Program to Promote Breastfeeding in Thailand. Journal of Nutrition Association of Thailand, 2020; 55(1): 66-81. (in Thai).
Asavakul, W. et al. Psychosocial factors related to maternal behavior in dental health care for preschool children. Master Research Project: Research and Development of Thai Behavioral Systems Office of the National Research Council; 2003. (in Thai).
Keskomon T, Sanee P, Neamsang Y. Antecedents and consequences concerning parentaldiscipline practices in Thai police fathers. National Research Council of Thailand; 2007. (in Thai).
Phanthumnawin, D. Documents for the Operations Meeting (5th edition), titled “Research and Development of Thai Behavioral Systems: Creating Research Projects to Support National Research Strategies”, Office of the Research Council. national with the National Committee for Research and Development of Thai Behavioral Systems, October 28-31, 2003); 2003. (in Thai).
Arendell, J. Co-parenting: A review of the literature national center on father and families Clinic [online] (2004, October 30); 2004.
Duangduean Phanthumnawin. Measurement and research of appropriate attitudes according to academic principles. Journal of Education, 1988; 5(1): 62-81. (in Thai).
Cohen, J. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. (2nd ed.). Hillsdale, NJ Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers; 1988.
Kanchanawasee, S. Traditional Theory of Testing. 7th edition. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University Press; 2013. (in Thai).
Chainok, L. et al. Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Behavior of Postpartum Adolescent Mothers in Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital. Research report receiving research grants from Suranaree University of Technology, fiscal year 2012; 2015. (in Thai).
Wongphinit, U., Sinsuksai, N., & Yusamran, C. Personal Factors, Social Support and Effective Suckling at Discharge in Predicting Exclusive Breastfeeding at one Month, Journal of the Royal Thai Army Nurses, 2016; 17(1): 88-95. (in Thai).
Abdulahi, M., Fretheim, A., Argaw, A., & Magnus, J. Determinants of Knowledge and Attitude towards Breastfeeding in Rural Pregnant Women Using Validated Instruments in Ethiopia. International Journal Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021; 18(15): 1–11.
Plaichum, S., Thongsawat, T., & Somboon, L. Factors related to the duration of breastfeeding. of teenage mothers, Nursing Journal, 2012; 39(2): 79–86. (in Thai).
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
บทความหรือข้อคิดเห็นใดใดที่ปรากฏในวารสารพยาบาลทหารบกเป็นวรรณกรรมของผู้เขียน ซึ่งบรรณาธิการหรือสมาคมพยาบาลทหารบก ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย
บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารพยาบาลทหารบก
The ideas and opinions expressed in the Journal of The Royal Thai Army Nurses are those of the authors and not necessarily those
of the editor or Royal Thai Army Nurses Association.
