Titre :
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Attitudes towards infant feeding among adults in a low socioeconomic community : what social support is there for breastfeeding? (2001)
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Auteurs :
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E McIntyre, Auteur ;
JE Hiller, Auteur ;
D Turnbull, Auteur
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Type de document :
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Article : document cartographique imprimé
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Dans :
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Breastfeeding Review (Vol.9 n°1, Mars 2001)
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Article en page(s) :
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pp.13-24
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Index. décimale :
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SO.5 (Précarité)
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Catégories :
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Nutrition du nourrisson
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Pauvreté
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Précarité
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Promotion de l'allaitement
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Sociologie
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Soutien allaitement
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Résumé :
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An analysis of the role of social support in influencing breastfeeding in a low socioeconomic area in South Australia was undertaken by examining infant feeding attitudes and experiences of mothers, fathers and grandmothers as well as the general community. A random telephone survey of over 3,400 adults (including a more extensive survey of 373 mothers, fathers and grandmothers in the sample) in this area indicated that there was little support for breastfeeding compared to bottle-feeding with similar barriers to breastfeeding found in all target groups as well as the general community. These included breastfeeding in public, the convenience of bottle-feeding, maternal discomfort of breastfeeding, the support required for breastfeeding, fathers' involvement with feeding, and a mother's previous experience of breastfeeding. Strategies promoting and supporting breastfeeding should address these issues and should be directed at the community in general rather than specific groups within the community.
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