title: Community breastfeeding attitudes and beliefs.
abstract: The cultural norms of a society have a powerful influence over health behavior decisions such as choosing an infant feeding method. The objective of this study was to explore the community breastfeeding perspective by examining breastfeeding attitudes and beliefs, experiences, and behaviors of a U.S. university community through an online survey. Linear and logistic regressions were used to determine predictors of those who had breastfed and those with positive breastfeeding attitudes and beliefs. Through the findings, the researchers suggest that exposure to breastfeeding and increasing positive breastfeeding attitudes and beliefs are important as the focus for public breastfeeding campaigns.
authors: College of Nursing, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA. pmvari@jchs.edu
authors: Patty
authors: P
authors: Vari
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Vogeltanz-Holm
authors: Glenn
authors: G
authors: Olsen
authors: Cindy
authors: C
authors: Anderson
authors: Jeffrey
authors: J
authors: Holm
authors: Heidi
authors: H
authors: Peterson
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Henly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003469:Culture; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult