Knowledge level, attitude and own experience of health professionals about breastfeeding and breast milk in a city of Turkey: Cross-sectional study

Artantas, Aylin; KAYHAN TETİK, BURCU; Kilic, Melek; Eray, Irep; Cetin, Nazan; Guney, Sinem; Akdogan, Dogan; Domac, Umut; ÜSTÜ, YUSUF; UĞURLU, MEHMET

doi:10.5546/aap.2016.eng.514

Knowledge level, attitude and own experience of health professionals about breastfeeding and breast milk in a city of Turkey: Cross-sectional study

Artantas A. B., KAYHAN TETİK B., Kilic M., Eray I. K., Cetin N., Guney S., ...More

ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA, vol.114, no.6, pp.514-523, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 114 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5546/aap.2016.eng.514
Journal Name: ARCHIVOS ARGENTINOS DE PEDIATRIA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.514-523
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Worldwide consensus about breastfeeding is that the infant should exclusively be breastfed until six months of life. Despite this, the rate of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of age is low in so many countries including Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, the attitudes and the own experiences of health professionals about breastfeeding and breast milk, in a metropolitan city in Turkey.