title: Korean university students' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding: a questionnaire survey.
abstract: Infant feeding decisions depend on knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to explore Korean university students' knowledge and attitudes toward breastfeeding by gender and major. This was a cross-sectional comparative study among 341 university students. The instrument was a modified self-administered breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes questionnaire. Female students were slightly more knowledgeable and had somewhat more positive attitudes compared to male students. Students in health-related fields showed more knowledge than students in other disciplines, but their attitudes did not differ in majority. A significant correlation was found between the students' knowledge and their attitudes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Kwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea. nmkang03@kku.ac.kr
authors.forename: Nam-Mi
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities