The relationship between postpartum social support and attitudes towards breastfeeding: A cultural perspective

Esra  Karataş Okyay; Zeliha Sunay; Sıdıka Özlem Cengizhan; Hülya Kamalak; Tuba  Uçar

doi:10.14687/jhs.v19i1.6050

Authors

Esra Karataş Okyay İnönü University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6443-8277
Zeliha Sunay Munzur University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9375-4300
Sıdıka Özlem Cengizhan Number 15 Health Center https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-4282
Hülya Kamalak Dağdalı Health Center https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7418-0775
Tuba Uçar İnönü University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4450-6826

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14687/jhs.v19i1.6050

Keywords:

Postpartum, breastfeeding attitudes, social support, culture, midwifery

Abstract

Aim: This study intends to provide an analysis of the relationship between postpartum social support and women’s breastfeeding attitudes from different cultural perspectives. Method: This study was conducted between April-September 2019.The study population comprised of 430 women with 4-24 week old babies who visited health centers in the provinces of Adıyaman (Region 1), Kahramanmaraş (Region 2) and Malatya (Region 3). Findings: The mean scores of women from the BAES were 105.54 ± 13.16 in Region 1, 103.30 ± 15.77 in Region 2, and 99.46 ± 13.47 in Region 3 (P<0.05).The mean scores of women from the “Importance of the Need” subscale on the PSQ were 157.38±45.57 in Region 1, 140.73±55.18 in Region 2, and 144.89±48.144 in Region 3 (P<0.05).The mean scores of women from the “Support Received” subscale on the PSQ were 112.39±51.58 in Region 1; 116.87±52.69 in Region 2, and 108.89±50.79 in Region 3 (P>0.05).In Region 2, a significant and positive correlation was found between the subscales “Importance of the Need” and the “Perceived Support” on the BAES and the PSQ (r=0.259, r=0.255, P<0.05, respectively). Conclusion: A comparison of the relationship between postpartum social support and attitudes towards breastfeeding revealed major differences between the Regions.

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Author Biographies

Esra Karataş Okyay, İnönü University

Research Assistant, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, İnönü University

Zeliha Sunay, Munzur University

Research Assistant, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Munzur University

Sıdıka Özlem Cengizhan, Number 15 Health Center

Midwife, Number 15 Health Center

Hülya Kamalak, Dağdalı Health Center

Midwife, Dağdalı Health Center

Tuba Uçar, İnönü University

Associate Professor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, İnönü University

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