[Breast feeding: knowledge, attitudes and sociocultural ambiguity].
OBJECTIVE
Found sociocultural attitude with regard to breast-feeding (BF) between the sanitary (SP) and no sanitary personnel (NSP) of health centers.


METHODS
Descriptive, cross-sectional study.


METHODS
4 health centres and 3 hospitals of Valencia.


METHODS
442 workers of these centres.


METHODS
Structured questionnaire.


RESULTS
88% of SP and 76% of NSP (p < 0.05) believed that BF has many advantages comparing with artificial-feeding in a developed country. SP said more advantages of BF than NSP (p < 0.0001). Most renowned advantages were immunological, affective relationship and comfort. Main inconveniences were dependence, work reasons, aesthetic nature and insecurity in the ingested amount. 56% of SP and 86% of NSP (p < 0.0001) believed milk's analysis necessary. 56% women and 38% men (p < 0.001) didn't see correct give BF in public. Men were more concerned than women (p < 0.05) for local problems of chest, aesthetic results, milk's quality and transmission of illnesses.


CONCLUSIONS
It's necessary to support knowledge and re-evaluating the trust in the nutritious capacity of maternal milk between the personnel of health centers and hospitals. Generic ambiguity toward functions of feminine breast exists and public'BF isn't acceptable. It's necessary recover socioculturally the image of BF and keep in mind the existent ambiguity upon designing campaigns of promotion.
Paricio Talayero
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JM
Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Marina Alta, Denia, Alicante. Pari@san.gva.es
Santos Serrano
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L
Fernández Feijoo
A
A
Martí Barranco
E
E
Bernal Ferrer
A
A
Ferriol Camacho
M
M
Sánchez Palomares
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M
Lucas Abad
M L
ML
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012938:Social Perception; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Lactancia materna: conocimientos, actitudes y ambigüedad sociocultural.