title: Reliability and validity of a breastfeeding attitudes instrument for nursing staff.
abstract: An instrument was designed and validated with the purpose of identifying attitudes towards breastfeeding among nursing professionals. The preliminary instrument contained 19 items which were submitted to experts in the field of human lactation and breastfeeding for content validity. The construct validity was measured through factor analysis and matrix correlation. Four factors were identified in the analysis. Overall internal consistency of the instrument was 0.83, with a subscale's range fluctuating from 0.64 to 0.73. The instrument is valid and reliable, and it is the first of its nature in Puerto Rico.
authors.affiliation: Mother and Child Health Program, School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00936-5067. rdavila@rcmnt7.upr.clu.edu
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dávila Torres
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Parrilla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorrín Peralta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires