Nunthaporn Poungkaew. Effects of self-efficacy promoting program on breastfeeding behavior and duration among first-time working mothers. Master's Degree(Pediatric Nursing ). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2005.
Effects of self-efficacy promoting program on breastfeeding behavior and duration among first-time working mothers
Abstract:
The purpose of this quasi-experimental research is to study the effects of self-efficacy in breastfeeding promoting program of first-time working mothers. The study group was composed of sixty first-time working mothers who attended the prenatal clinic and had a normal delivery at Siriraj Hospital. Thirty mothers were randomized into a control group receiving routine nursing care and the following thirty mothers were randomized into an experimental group receiving perceived self-efficacy in breastfeeding promoting program for first-time working mothers. Statistical analysis used were percentage, mean, standard deviation,
repeated measure analysis, pair-wise comparison, independent t-test, dependent t-test and ANCOVA. Results revealed that mothers in the experimental group achieved higher scores of perceived self-efficacy in breastfeeding during the study and at the end of the study compared to the scores of mothers in the control group, at a statistically significant level p<.001. Mothers in the experimental group achieved significantly higher scores of breastfeeding behavior before discharge from hospital, compared to before the study scores and compared to mothers in the control group, at the statistical level .001. At eight-week postpartum, mothers in the experimental group had duration and intention of exclusive breastfeeding longer than mothers in the control group at the statistically significant level .001. This finding suggests that establishing successful breastfeeding in first-time working mothers, nurses should focus on enhancing perceived self-efficacy in breastfeeding during hospital stay, maternity leave and when returning to work.