Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study

Even though there has been substantial evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding, Malaysia has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Asia. The Malaysia Third National and Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) 2006 showed that less than 155 of infants below six months were breastfed exclusively in...

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Main Authors:	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz, Awang Dzulkarnain, Dayangku Hayaty, Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa, Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana, Mawardi, Mawar
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/46821/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46821/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/46821/1/An_Exploration_of_Health_Professional_Support_for_Breastfeeding_a_primary_care_study.pdf

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spelling	iium-468212018-06-25T04:33:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/46821/ Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz Awang Dzulkarnain, Dayangku Hayaty Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana Mawardi, Mawar R Medicine (General) Even though there has been substantial evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding, Malaysia has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Asia. The Malaysia Third National and Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) 2006 showed that less than 155 of infants below six months were breastfed exclusively in 2006; and the prevalence of continued breastfeeding up to two years old in Malaysia was 37.4% which is among the lowest compared to the prevalence in other countries in South East Asia. The role of health professionals in promoting and supporting breastfeeding has been increasingly emphasized. However, data on health professional's perspectives on breastfeeding in Malaysia has been lacking. The aim of this study is to understand health professionals' perspectives on breastfeeding, their knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding and their self-efficacy in dealing with breastfeeding issues, as well as perceived barriers to providing support and issues around breastfeeding education. 2015-10-22 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/46821/1/An_Exploration_of_Health_Professional_Support_for_Breastfeeding_a_primary_care_study.pdf Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz and Awang Dzulkarnain, Dayangku Hayaty and Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida and Abdul Rashid, Aneesa and Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana and Mawardi, Mawar (2015) Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study. In: 20th Wonca Europe Conference 2015, 22-25 Oct 2015, Istanbul. http://www.wonca2015.org/
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz Awang Dzulkarnain, Dayangku Hayaty Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana Mawardi, Mawar Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
description	Even though there has been substantial evidence on the benefits of breastfeeding, Malaysia has one of the lowest rates of breastfeeding in Asia. The Malaysia Third National and Health Morbidity Survey (NHMS III) 2006 showed that less than 155 of infants below six months were breastfed exclusively in 2006; and the prevalence of continued breastfeeding up to two years old in Malaysia was 37.4% which is among the lowest compared to the prevalence in other countries in South East Asia. The role of health professionals in promoting and supporting breastfeeding has been increasingly emphasized. However, data on health professional's perspectives on breastfeeding in Malaysia has been lacking. The aim of this study is to understand health professionals' perspectives on breastfeeding, their knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding and their self-efficacy in dealing with breastfeeding issues, as well as perceived barriers to providing support and issues around breastfeeding education.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz Awang Dzulkarnain, Dayangku Hayaty Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana Mawardi, Mawar
author_facet	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz Awang Dzulkarnain, Dayangku Hayaty Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Abdul Rashid, Aneesa Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana Mawardi, Mawar
author_sort	Jahn Kassim, Puteri Shanaz
title	Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
title_short	Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
title_full	Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
title_fullStr	Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
title_full_unstemmed	Study Protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
title_sort	study protocol : an exploration of health professional support for breastfeeding - a primary care study
publishDate	2015
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