The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk
Background: Since breast milk is one of the ways of transferring toxic elements from the body, breast milk infection in any form can have adverse effects on the development of the baby. This study aims to investigate the effect of education on knowledge, attitude, and practice of breastfeeding mothe...
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| author | Ameneh Marzban Fariba Ramezani-Siakhulak Vahid Rahmanian Maryam Dolatabadi Abozar Ansari Mohammad Afkhami Aghda |
| author_facet | Ameneh Marzban Fariba Ramezani-Siakhulak Vahid Rahmanian Maryam Dolatabadi Abozar Ansari Mohammad Afkhami Aghda |
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| description | Background: Since breast milk is one of the ways of transferring toxic elements from the body, breast milk infection in any form can have adverse effects on the development of the baby. This study aims to investigate the effect of education on knowledge, attitude, and practice of breastfeeding mothers about heavy metals transferred by breast milk. Method: In this interventional study, 100 women referring to Abarkooh health centers were selected and randomly divided into case (n = 50) and control (n = 50) groups. The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of four parts, including background questions and knowledge, attitude, and practice. Then, eight two-hour classes were held weekly during two months by food health and safety expert in coordination with the test group. At the end of two months after the last training session, the questionnaires were repeated between the two groups (post-test). Results: The mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the mothers in the intervention group after training significantly increased (P < 0.05), while in the control group no significant difference was observed in the variables before and after the intervention. There was a significant difference between mean of knowledge, attitude, and practice in mothers with demographic variables only between knowledge and education level (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The results showed that breastfeeding training program had a positive effect on promoting the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the mothers. Therefore, it seems that continuous and varied educational programs are required to prevent the occurrence of heavy metal poisoning caused by breast milk and its consequences in infants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b16093ac715242d8b4a47f405da2fd952022-12-22T02:27:54ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health ServicesJournal of Nutrition and Food Security2476-74172476-74252022-11-0174437444The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast MilkAmeneh Marzban0Fariba Ramezani-Siakhulak1Vahid Rahmanian2Maryam Dolatabadi3Abozar Ansari4Mohammad Afkhami Aghda5 Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Epidemiology, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan. Iran Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Department of Human Ecology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Student Research Committee, School of Public of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Background: Since breast milk is one of the ways of transferring toxic elements from the body, breast milk infection in any form can have adverse effects on the development of the baby. This study aims to investigate the effect of education on knowledge, attitude, and practice of breastfeeding mothers about heavy metals transferred by breast milk. Method: In this interventional study, 100 women referring to Abarkooh health centers were selected and randomly divided into case (n = 50) and control (n = 50) groups. The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of four parts, including background questions and knowledge, attitude, and practice. Then, eight two-hour classes were held weekly during two months by food health and safety expert in coordination with the test group. At the end of two months after the last training session, the questionnaires were repeated between the two groups (post-test). Results: The mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the mothers in the intervention group after training significantly increased (P < 0.05), while in the control group no significant difference was observed in the variables before and after the intervention. There was a significant difference between mean of knowledge, attitude, and practice in mothers with demographic variables only between knowledge and education level (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The results showed that breastfeeding training program had a positive effect on promoting the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the mothers. Therefore, it seems that continuous and varied educational programs are required to prevent the occurrence of heavy metal poisoning caused by breast milk and its consequences in infants.http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-414-en.htmlknowledgeattitudepracticebreastfeedingheavy metals |
| spellingShingle | Ameneh Marzban Fariba Ramezani-Siakhulak Vahid Rahmanian Maryam Dolatabadi Abozar Ansari Mohammad Afkhami Aghda The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk Journal of Nutrition and Food Security knowledge attitude practice breastfeeding heavy metals |
| title | The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk |
| title_full | The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk |
| title_short | The Effect of Education on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Breastfeeding Mothers towards Heavy Metals Transferred from Breast Milk |
| title_sort | effect of education on the knowledge attitude and practice of breastfeeding mothers towards heavy metals transferred from breast milk |
| topic | knowledge attitude practice breastfeeding heavy metals |
| url | http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-414-en.html |
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