University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding

University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding

Breastfeeding (BF) has health benefits for the mother-child dyad. Abandonment and barriers to breastfeeding are related to factors at different levels that include biological, environmental, cultural, social, individual issues, among others. All of them are shaped by the knowledge and attitude that...

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Main Authors: Hernández-Pérez, Juan Alejandro, Hernández-Hernández, Miguel Ángel, Ramírez-Trujillo, María de los Ángeles
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Published: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2021
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spelling oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-15362021-07-30T21:35:44Z University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding Conocimiento y actitudes sobre los beneficios de la lactancia materna en universitarios Hernández-Pérez, Juan Alejandro Hernández-Hernández, Miguel Ángel Ramírez-Trujillo, María de los Ángeles amamantar estudiantes beneficios conocimiento breastfeeding students benefits knowledge Breastfeeding (BF) has health benefits for the mother-child dyad. Abandonment and barriers to breastfeeding are related to factors at different levels that include biological, environmental, cultural, social, individual issues, among others. All of them are shaped by the knowledge and attitude that are acquired during life. The university population is a generation of adults who develop a comprehensive criterion on BF based on social dynamics. The objective of the present work was to analyze the level of knowledge and attitudes that university students have regarding the health benefits of BF. It was observed a low level of the knowledge about relevant aspects such as the duration of exclusive BF, the risk reduction in the development of obesity, ear infections, diarrhea or food allergies. Regarding attitude, a high level of social acceptance of the BF practice was identified. However, formula feeding is considered a more practical option. It is necessary to carry out further research that integrates various sectors of society that allow explaining the changes in actions and behaviors towards BF. La lactancia materna (LM) tiene beneficios en la salud del binomio madre-hijo. El abandono y las barreras para realizar la práctica de amamantar se relacionan con cuestiones biológicas, ambientales, culturales, sociales e individuales, entre otras. Todas ellas tienen influencia del conocimiento y actitudes que se adquiere durante la vida. La población universitaria, es una generación de adultos que forman un criterio integral sobre LM en función de la dinámica social. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue analizar el nivel de conocimiento y las actitudes de los estudiantes universitarios respecto a los beneficios de la lactancia materna en la salud. Se observó bajo nivel de conocimiento entre la población universitaria sobre aspectos de importancia tales como, la duración de la LM exclusiva, la reducción del riesgo en el desarrollo de obesidad, infecciones de oído, diarrea o alergias alimentarias, especialmente en estudiantes que no fueron del área de la salud. Respecto a las actitudes, se identificó una alta aceptación social de la práctica de la LM. Sin embargo, los estudiantes consideran a la alimentación con fórmula como una opción más práctica. Es necesario realizar investigaciones que integren diversos sectores de la sociedad que permitan explicar los cambios en acciones y comportamientos hacia la LM. Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas 2021-07-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html text/xml https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1536 10.29059/cienciauat.v16i1.1536 CienciaUAT; Vol. 16 No. 1. July-December 2021; 42-61 CienciaUAT; Vol. 16 No. 1: Julio-Diciembre 2021; 42-61 2007-7858 2007-7521 spa https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1536/866 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1536/867 https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1536/882 Derechos de autor 2021 Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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author Hernández-Pérez, Juan Alejandro
Hernández-Hernández, Miguel Ángel
Ramírez-Trujillo, María de los Ángeles
spellingShingle Hernández-Pérez, Juan Alejandro
Hernández-Hernández, Miguel Ángel
Ramírez-Trujillo, María de los Ángeles
University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
author_facet Hernández-Pérez, Juan Alejandro
Hernández-Hernández, Miguel Ángel
Ramírez-Trujillo, María de los Ángeles
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title University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
title_short University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
title_full University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
title_fullStr University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
title_full_unstemmed University students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
title_sort university students’ knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding
description Breastfeeding (BF) has health benefits for the mother-child dyad. Abandonment and barriers to breastfeeding are related to factors at different levels that include biological, environmental, cultural, social, individual issues, among others. All of them are shaped by the knowledge and attitude that are acquired during life. The university population is a generation of adults who develop a comprehensive criterion on BF based on social dynamics. The objective of the present work was to analyze the level of knowledge and attitudes that university students have regarding the health benefits of BF. It was observed a low level of the knowledge about relevant aspects such as the duration of exclusive BF, the risk reduction in the development of obesity, ear infections, diarrhea or food allergies. Regarding attitude, a high level of social acceptance of the BF practice was identified. However, formula feeding is considered a more practical option. It is necessary to carry out further research that integrates various sectors of society that allow explaining the changes in actions and behaviors towards BF.
publisher Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
publishDate 2021
url https://revistaciencia.uat.edu.mx/index.php/CienciaUAT/article/view/1536
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