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Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of knowing and applying WHO recommendations on breastfeeding self-efficacy of breastfeeding women during the pandemic.
Materials and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 382 women. The data were collected using the 'Patient Identification Form', 'Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES)', and 'Breastfeeding Information and Behavior Form in the Covid-19 Process'.
Results: Postnatal breastfeeding self-efficacy scale mean score of the participant was determined as 54.97±10.14. According to 31.7% of the participants, they stated that the pandemic period negatively affected the act of breastfeeding. It was determined that 59.2% of the women were not informed about breastfeeding specific to the pandemic process in line with the WHO Covid-19 breastfeeding recommendations. In this study, it was determined that in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic, women who had skin-to-skin contact at birth and mothers who breastfed their baby in the first 30 minutes after birth had a higher mean score on the BSES (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It was determined that the women who had knowledge in line with WHO recommendations and applied these recommendations during the Covid-19 pandemic process has higher breastfeeding self-efficacy.
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Supporting Institution
No financial support was received for the study.
Ethical Statement
Ethics Committee permission was obtained from Yozgat Bozok University Clinical Research Ethics Committee with the number 60174989-2021-21 dated 28/01/2021.
Thanks
We thank all breastfeeding mothers who participated in the study for their contributions to the advancement of science.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
July 31, 2025
Submission Date
March 5, 2025
Acceptance Date
May 20, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 6 Number: 2
APA
İlkin Aydın, E., & Höbek Akarsu, R. (2025). Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(2), 237-249. https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ
AMA
1.İlkin Aydın E, Höbek Akarsu R. Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;6(2):237-249. https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ
Chicago
İlkin Aydın, Emine, and Rukiye Höbek Akarsu. 2025. “Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations”. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6 (2): 237-49. https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ.
EndNote
İlkin Aydın E, Höbek Akarsu R (July 1, 2025) Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6 2 237–249.
IEEE
[1]E. İlkin Aydın and R. Höbek Akarsu, “Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations”, YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 237–249, July 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ
ISNAD
İlkin Aydın, Emine - Höbek Akarsu, Rukiye. “Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations”. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6/2 (July 1, 2025): 237-249. https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ.
JAMA
1.İlkin Aydın E, Höbek Akarsu R. Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2025;6:237–249.
MLA
İlkin Aydın, Emine, and Rukiye Höbek Akarsu. “Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations”. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 2, July 2025, pp. 237-49, https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ.
Vancouver
1.Emine İlkin Aydın, Rukiye Höbek Akarsu. Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations. YOBÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 1;6(2):237-49. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA24ZS54EJ