Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 57. No. 4., 2018.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2018.57.04.08
Breastfeeding Intention and Knowledge in Secondary-School Students
Marija Čatipović
orcid.org/0000-0003-4352-6419
; Marija Čatipović Specialist Pediatric Office, Bjelovar, Croatia
Branka Pirija
orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-725X
; Branka Pirija Specialist Pediatric Office, Kutina, Croatia
Martina Marković
; Feniks Healthcare Institution, Bjelovar, Croatia
Josip Grgurić
; UNICEF Office for Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
Breast milk makes the world healthier and better. Deaths and suffering of thousands of children and mothers each year could be prevented through universal breastfeeding, along with enormous economic savings. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge of breastfeeding and intention to breastfeed in third-year secondary school students from various high schools and to make a conclusion on the unique and structured education program on breastfeeding in secondary schools. A total of 252 third-year secondary school students from 4 high schools in Bjelovar, Kutina and Pakrac completed an online questionnaire on the knowledge and intention to breastfeed. The results were presented by descriptive statistics methods. Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted for intention scale and 2-test for questions about knowledge. Logistic regression was used to predict probabilities of a response. The results showed the responses of students from individual schools to be statistically significantly different in some questions of knowledge and some items of intention of breastfeeding. Insufficient breastfeeding information in schools does not provide a basis to third-year secondary school students to make an informed decision about breastfeeding in adulthood. We propose development and use of a unique structured educational program on breastfeeding for secondary school students.
Ključne riječi
Milk, human; Schools; Breast feeding; Education; Croatia; Surveys and questionnaires
Hrčak ID:
217819
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.2018.
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