Kadın Öğrencilerin Topluma Açık Alanlarda Emzirmeye Yönelik Bakış Açıları ile Doğurganlık ve Çocuk Sahibi Olmaya Yönelik Tutumlarının Belirlenmesi

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 10 - 20, 28.08.2025

Fatma Toksöz Güneş , Rabia Aydın , Bayram Demir

https://doi.org/10.71230/arsagbil.1620038

Abstract

Giriş ve Amaç: Doğurganlık, çocuk sahibi olma ve emzirme, yaşamın en önemli dönüm noktalarından bazılarıdır. Bu araştırma, bir Vakıf Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi'nde öğrenim gören kadın öğrencilerin kamuya açık alanlarda emzirme konusundaki bakış açılarını ve doğurganlık ile çocuk sahibi olmaya yönelik tutumlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma, bir Vakıf Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi'nde öğrenim gören kadın öğrencilerle (n=202) yapılan tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Veriler, "Veri Toplama Formu" ve "Doğurganlık ve Çocuk Sahibi Olmaya Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği (AFCS)" kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Tanımlayıcı veriler sayı, yüzde ve frekans olarak ifade edilmiştir. Veri analizinde Mann-Whitney U testi ve Kruskal-Wallis H testi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Kadın öğrencilerin genel olarak kamuya açık alanlarda emzirmeye karşı olumlu bir tutuma sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Öğrencilerin %88,0’i, emziren bir kadınla aynı ortamda bulunmaktan rahatsız olmadığını belirtmiş, %85,15’i ise emziren bir kadınla konuşmayı veya etkileşimde bulunmayı normal bir durum olarak değerlendirmiştir. Kamuya açık alanlarda emzirmenin normal olmadığını düşünen öğrenci oranı %17,3’tür. Kadın öğrencilerin AFCS’nin 1. Faktör için ortalama puanı 35,8±10,4; 2. Faktör için 40,9±7,6; ve 3. Faktör için 22,7±3,3 olarak bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Kadın öğrencilerin genel olarak kamuya açık alanlarda emzirmeye, doğurganlık ve çocuk sahibi olmaya yönelik olumlu tutumlara sahip olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

Tutumlar , çocuk sahibi olma , doğurganlık , emzirme , kadın

The Determination of Female Students' Perspectives on Breastfeeding in Public Places and Attitudes Towards Fertility and Childbearing

Abstract

Introduction and aim: Fertility, childbearing, and breastfeeding are among the most significant milestones in life. This research aims to assess the perspectives of female students enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences regarding breastfeeding in public places and their attitudes towards fertility, and childbearing.
Material and methods: This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted with female students (n=202) enrolled in the Faculty of Health Sciences at a Foundation University. Data were collected using a "Data Collection Form" and the "Attitudes towards Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS)". Descriptive data were expressed as numbers, percentages, and frequencies. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test were used for data analysis.
Results: It has been determined that female students generally have a positive attitude towards breastfeeding in public places. 88.0% of the students reported that they were not uncomfortable being in the same environment with a breastfeeding woman, and 85.15% stated that talking to or interacting with a breastfeeding woman was a normal occurrence. The number of students who believe that breastfeeding in public places is not normal is 17.3%. The mean scores of female students for AFCS's 1st Factor are 35.8±10.4, for the 2nd Factor are 40.9±7.6, and for the 3rd Factor are 22.7±3.3.
Conclusion: While female students generally have positive attitudes towards breastfeeding in public spaces and towards fertility, and childbearing.

Keywords

Attitudes , childbearing , fertility , public breastfeeding

Ethical Statement

Before starting the study, institutional permission (dated 27.09.2023) was obtained from the place where the research would be conducted. Prior to the commencement of the study, the requisite permissions were obtained from the non-interventional ethics committee of a foundation university (dated 12/10/2023 and numbered 2023/120).

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