Evaluation of the Relationship Between Breastfeeding Attitudes and Nutrition Knowledge Levels

Recruiting

• Conditions: Breastfeeding

• Registration Number: NCT06583174
• Lead Sponsor: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Brief Summary

The importance of breast milk, whose physiological nutritional properties for an infant are not equal to any other food, has been the subject of many studies. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the relationship between breastfeeding attitude and nutritional knowledge levels of mothers who have 0-6 months infants.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study Start: 2024-05-30
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-31
• Study First Posted: 2024-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-09-03
• Primary Completion: 2025-05-30
• Study Completion: 2025-05-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 270

Inclusion Criteria

• volunteering
• Having a baby 0-6 months

Exclusion Criteria

• not breastfeeding
• Being a pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutrition Knowledge	Baseline	Nutrition Knowledge Scale (NBS): The scale is a 5-point Likert scale with 31 questions. Scale items are scored between 0 and 4 (strongly agree 4 points, strongly disagree 0 points). The highest score that can be obtained from the scale, which is evaluated over the total score, is 126. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of nutritional knowledge, and the lower the score, the lower the level of nutritional knowledge.
Breastfeeding Attitude	Baseline	Breastfeeding Attitude Evaluation Scale: The scale is a 5-point Likert-type scale consisting of 46 items. The total score of the scale is 184. The score of positive items is 88 and the score of negative items is 96. The higher the score, the more positive the breastfeeding attitude is evaluated.
Descriptive assessment	Baseline	In the general information form of the young individuals participating in the study, demographic information (gender, age, height, body weight, body mass index, etc.) was included.