Maternal Affectivity and their Infants Feeding Pattern among Referrers to Health Care Centers in Rafsanjan in 2011
A. Ansari Jaberi[1], T. Negahban Bonabi[2], M. Alahtavakoli[3], M. Kazemi[4]
Received: 19/10/2014 Sent for Revision: 11/01/2015 Received Revised Manuscript: 21/02/2015 Accepted: 25/02/2015
Background and Objective: Continuity of breast-feeding up to 6 months may be associated with some challenges for some mothers. Probably, the maternal personal characteristics such as their emotions can change the breast-feeding patterns. The aim of this study was to determine maternal affectivity and the pattern of breast-feeding.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, affectivity and beast-feeding patterns of 412 mothers was surveyed by Watson's PANAS-X and researcher made questionnaires and through face to face interviews. Systematic random sampling was done by using health care centers list in last 6 months. Data was analyzed using chi-square test, t-test, Fisher's exact and one way ANOVA test.
Results: Overall 69.5% mothers had exclusive breast-feeding for 6 months. Mothers who had preterm infants had higher mean score of negative affectivity (p=0.042) and those who had exclusively breast-feeding had lower mean score of negative affectivity (p=0.005). The mean scores of positive affectivity in mothers who had been started the first breast-feeding during the first hour after birth, were higher (p= 0.040).
Conclusion: Mothers with negative affectivity might be considered as a predictive factor for her breast-feeding performance.
Key words: Maternal affectivity, Negative affectivity, Positive affectivity, Pattern of breast-feeding, Six-month infants.
Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
How to cite this article: Ansari Jaberi A, Negahban Bonabi T, Alahtavakoli M, Kazemi M. Maternal Affectivity and their Infants Feeding Pattern among Referrers to Health Care Centers in Rafsanjan in 2011. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015; 14(1): 47-56, [Farsi]
[1]- Instructor, Dept. of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
[2]- Instructor. Dept. of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (034) 34255900, Fax: (034) 34258497, E-mail: negahbant@yahoo.com
[3]- Associate Prof., Dept. of Physiology & Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
[4]- Assistant Prof, Dept., of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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