Womens’ attitudes towards breastfeeding in a province of Greece

dc.contributor.author	Γκεσούλη - Βολτυράκη, Ευτυχία	el
dc.contributor.author	Δελτσίδου, Άννα	el
dc.contributor.author	Σταμελάκη, Δήμητρα	el
dc.contributor.author	Καρκαγκέλη, Βασιλική	el
dc.contributor.author	Νούλα, Μαρία	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-13T17:48:44Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-13T17:48:44Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1217
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Θηλασμός
dc.subject	Ελλάδα
dc.subject	Γυναικείες συμπεριφορές
dc.subject	Breastfeeding
dc.subject	Women attitudes
dc.subject	Greece
dc.title	Womens’ attitudes towards breastfeeding in a province of Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine--Gynecology and obstetrics
heal.classification	Γυναικολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Medicine--Gynecology and obstetrics
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναικολογία
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2009-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Gesouli-Voltyraki, E., Deltsidou, A., Stamelaki, D., Karkageli, V., Noula, M.. (2009). Womens’ attitudes towards breastfeeding in a province of Greece. "Health Science Journal". 3 (2), 88-94.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Human milk is a live tissue containing many nutrients and immune substances. Even though a great effort is taken towards breastfeeding propagation worldwide, many women still choose not to breastfeed their babies. The aim of the present study was to investigate adult women’s attitudes towards breastfeeding in a Greek province. Breastfeeding history of the children of those who had already become mothers was also recorded. Methods: One hundred women, aged 18-45 yrs were administered a questionnaire regarding their attitudes towards breastfeeding and history of breastfeeding was recorded as well. Results: The majority of women expressed their desire to breastfeed their babies (78%). More than half mothers had breastfed their children for more than 3 months, while 15 % did so for 6- 9 months. Anatomic issues and hepatitis B carriage are considered as contraindication by 81 % of the women. All the participants were aware of breastfeeding advantages. Conclusions: Women are aware of breastfeeding advantages. However, mean duration of breastfeeding is lower than 6 months and heath issues are considered as main obstacles. The knowledge of true breastfeeding contraindications is limited.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2009-04