title: Exploratory study: breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes towards sexuality and breastfeeding, and disposition towards supporting breastfeeding in future Puerto Rican male parents.
abstract: Identify the breastfeeding knowledge, the attitudes towards sexuality and breastfeeding and the disposition towards supporting breastfeeding in future fathers were the aims of this study. A non-probabilistic sample (n = 100) of future Puerto Rican male parents was used in this study. A self-administered questionnaire was used consisting of four sections. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis and t-test to the inferential analysis. 88.8% of the participants presented a low level of knowledge. However, 81.6% had a positive attitude toward sexuality and breastfeeding. Also, 92.0% of the participants indicated much/enough willingness to support their partners in exclusively breastfeeding. Disposition to support the breastfeeding was associated with knowledge towards breastfeeding (p = 0.04) and attitudes toward sexuality and breastfeeding (p = 0.00). The knowledge and the attitudes, in this study, are strongly related with the disposition of the father to supporting the breastfeeding in the future.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Public Health Education Program, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan.
authors.forename: Ivelisse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rivera Alvarado
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vázquez García
authors.forename: René R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dávila Torres
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Parrilla Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005220:Fathers; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011647:Puerto Rico; D019529:Sexuality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires