일부 의과대학 4학년 학생들의 모유수유에 대한 태도 및 지식

Objectives. This study surveyed medical students attending clerkship to assess their attitude toward and knowledge about breastfeeding, and self-confidence to manage common breastfeeding problems. Methods. A self-report questionnaire was administered to the 323 medical students at four medical colle...

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Veröffentlicht in:Yebang Ŭihakhoe chi 1999, Vol.32 (1), p.95-100
Hauptverfasser: 강미정, 이충원, 진규복, 서은정, 안재석, 서석권, 이미영, Kang, Mi-Jung, Lee, Choong-Won, Jin, Kyu-Bok, Suh, Eun-Jung, Ahn, Jae-Suk, Suh, Suk-Kwon, Lee, Mi-Young
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives. This study surveyed medical students attending clerkship to assess their attitude toward and knowledge about breastfeeding, and self-confidence to manage common breastfeeding problems. Methods. A self-report questionnaire was administered to the 323 medical students at four medical colleges in Taegu in May 1997. The response rate was 92.9%, but the respondents used in the final data analysis were 245 (75.8%) due to missing variables. Results. Overall, respondents showed equivocal attitudes toward breastfeeding (mean score 2.9 on a 6-point scale). Knowledge about breastfeeding was substantially low with the median % correct 39.2%. Of nine knowledge areas, weak areas were especially 'contraindications and barriers to breastfeeding', 'use of breastfeeding aids', 'expression and storage of breast milk'. Those reported to be confident to manage common breastfeeding problems were only 25.7%. Correlations between knowledge and self-confidence were not statistically significant except in college A (r=0.35, p
ISSN:0254-5985