Yetişkin Bireylerde Emzirme Mitleri Düzeyi ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 34 Sayı: 6, 452 - 461, 12.02.2026

Fatma Yıldırım , Mevlüde Alpaslan Arar , Hüsne Yücesoy , Ebru Şahin

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Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Türk toplumunda emzirme mitlerinin düzeyini ve bunları etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir.
Yöntemler: Çalışma kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı bir çalışma olarak tasarlanmış olup veriler 10.04.2024 ile 10.06.2024 tarihleri arasında Google Forms kullanılarak çevrimiçi olarak toplanmıştır. Çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 18-65 yaş arası toplam 1,382 birey çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Emzirme Mitleri Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 22.0 paketi ile değerlendirilmiş ve t testi, One Way ANOVA ve Mann-Whitney U testleri ile analiz edilmiştir.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların emzirme mitleri puan ortalaması 63,55±24,70 olarak bulunmuş olup, kesme puanı olan 119,5'e göre %5,5'inin yüksek düzeyde emzirme mitleri olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Katılımcıların yaşa, cinsiyete, medeni duruma, aile tipine, eğitim düzeyine, çalışma durumuna, mesleğe, ikamet yerine, çocuk sahibi olup olmama durumuna, bir yakınının emzirme sürecine tanık olup olmama durumuna, emzirme deneyimine, emzirme hakkında bilgi alıp almama durumuna ve bilginin nereden alındığına göre emzirme mitleri puan ortalamaları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Katılımcıların emzirme mitlerine inanma düzeyi düşüktür. Emzirme mitleri cinsiyet, medeni durum, aile tipi, eğitim düzeyi, çalışma durumu, meslek, ikamet yeri ve çocuk sahibi olup olmama gibi faktörlerden etkilenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Emzirme , Türkiye , laktasyon , kültürel özellikler.

Determining the Level of Breastfeeding Myths in Adults and the Affecting Factors

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Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the level of breastfeeding myths and the factors affecting them.
Methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional and descriptive study and the data were collected online using Google Forms between 10.04.2024 and 10.06.2024. A total of 1,382 individuals aged 18-65 years who agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. Data were collected with Personal Information Form and Breastfeeding Myths Scale. The data were evaluated with SPSS 22.0 package and analyzed with t test, One Way ANOVA and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Results: The mean breastfeeding myths score of the participants were found to be 63.55±24.70, and 5.5% of them had a high level of breastfeeding myths according to the cut-off score of 119.5. The mean breastfeeding myths scores of the participants according to age, gender, marital status, family type, education level, employment status, occupation, place of residence, whether they had a child or not, whether they witnessed a relative's breastfeeding process or not, breastfeeding experience, receiving information about breastfeeding, and where the information was obtained were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Participants have a low level of belief in misconceptions related to breastfeeding. Breastfeeding myths are influenced by factors such as gender, marital status, family type, education level, employment status, occupation, place of residence, and having or not having any children.

Anahtar Kelimeler

breastfeeding , Turkey , lactation , cultural , characteristics

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