| Reliability and validity of the Romanian version of a scale to measure infant feeding attitudes and knowledge. | |
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PMID: 18627591 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To describe the development and testing of the Romanian version of the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS-R). The original instrument has well-established psychometrics for use in English-speaking countries. METHODS: Questionnaires including demographics and items about prior pregnancy and opinions about breastfeeding in public were administered to women in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, attending antenatal clinic (n = 336) and to a separate cohort of mothers within 24 h of delivery (n = 276). Postpartum follow-up was conducted with a sample of maternity cohort subjects who initiated breastfeeding in the hospital (n = 52). RESULTS: Internal consistency was adequate in both cohorts (antenatal alpha= 0.50; maternity alpha= 0.63), with improved reliability for antenatal multigravid (alpha= 0.60) and university-educated women (alpha= 0.57). Score distributions were comparable and item means were approximately central across cohorts. Among pregnant women, higher scores (more positive towards breastfeeding) were associated with longer planned maternity leave (chi2= 17.8; p = 0.02). Higher maternity cohort scores were associated with age (r = 0.31, p = 0.003), urban residence (chi2= 10.2, p = 0.04), breastfeeding a prior infant for at least 6 weeks (chi2= 6.4, p = 0.04), and with intending to breastfeed for at least 6 weeks (chi2= 4.7, p = 0.03). Postpartum women still breastfeeding at follow-up also scored higher (chi2= 9.3, p = 0.009). CONCLUSION: This is the first study to report on use of the IIFAS in Eastern Europe. The IIFAS-R is easy to administer, reliable and valid in Romania. The IIFAS-R can support data collection to promote and assess breastfeeding initiatives consistent with World Health Organization recommendations. |
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Authors:
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Anne Baber Wallis; Alexandra Brînzaniuc; Razvan Cherecheş; Florin Oprescu; Emanuela Sirlincan; Ioana David; Ioana Andreea Dîrle; Claibourne I Dungy |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 97 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
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Created Date: 2008-09-10 Completed Date: 2008-11-04 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: Norway |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1194-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Epidemiology and Community & Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. anne-wallis@uiowa.edu |
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Adult Breast Feeding* Cohort Studies Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Mothers* Pregnancy Psychometrics Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Romania |
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