title: Breastfeeding: attitudes and knowledge of health professionals.
abstract: In this study a questionnaire was used to survey the attitudes towards and knowledge of breastfeeding of 300 health professionals working in Gippsland, Victoria. All groups investigated showed a decrease in knowledge with advancing age and years since training. Female health professionals who reported a positive experience of breastfeeding had a higher average score than those who had never breastfed and those who reported a negative experience of breastfeeding.
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authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001942:Breast Feeding; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014739:Victoria