Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)
Vol 6, No 2: May 2012

Breastfeeding Education in Term of Knowledge and Attitude through Mother Support Group

Lina Handayani (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta)
Azlina Mohd Kosnin (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Yeo Kee Jiar (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jan 2012

Abstract

Knowledge and attitude are important factors for successful breastfeeding practice. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of knowledge and attitude on breastfeeding among Indonesian mothers who joined mother support group (MSG) program. This was a community based cross-sectional study. There were 221 mothers participated on this study. Multiple regression was used to asses the influence of knowledge and attitude on breastfeeding. Result of the study showed that knowledge and attitude influence breastfeeding practice.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EduLearn

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Subject

Humanities Education Library & Information Science Social Sciences Other

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Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) ISSN: 2089-9823, e-ISSN 2302-9277 is a multi-disciplinary, peer-refereed open-access international journal which has been established for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of education, teaching, development, instruction, ...