DSÖ Tavsiyeleri Perspektifinde Pandemi Sürecinde Emzirme Öz Yeterliliğinin Değerlendirilmesi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 237 - 249, 31.07.2025

Emine İlkin Aydın , Rukiye Höbek Akarsu

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, pandemi sırasında emziren kadınların DSÖ emzirme önerilerini bilmelerinin ve uygulamalarının emzirme öz yeterlilikleri üzerindeki etkisini belirlemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmanın örneklemi 382 kadından oluşmaktadır. Veriler 'Hasta Tanıtım Formu', 'Emzirme Öz Yeterlilik Ölçeği (EÖYÖ)' ve 'Covid-19 Sürecinde Emzirme Bilgi ve Davranış Formu' kullanılarak toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların doğum sonrası emzirme öz-yeterlilik ölçeği puan ortalaması 54.97±10.14 olarak belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların %31,7'si pandemi döneminin emzirme eylemini olumsuz etkilediğini belirtmiştir. Kadınların %59,2'sinin pandemi sürecine özgü DSÖ Covid-19 emzirme önerileri doğrultusunda bilgilendirilmediği tespit edildi. Bu çalışmada, Covid-19 pandemisi koşullarında, doğumda ten tene temas kuran kadınların ve doğumdan sonraki ilk 30 dakika içinde bebeğini emziren annelerin Emzirme Özyeterlilik Ölçeği (EÖYÖ) puan ortalamalarının daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05).
Sonuç: DSÖ önerileri doğrultusunda bilgi sahibi olan ve Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde bu önerileri uygulayan kadınların emzirme öz yeterliliklerinin daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19 , Emzirme , Emzirme öz yeterliliği , Hemşirelik , Anne sütü

Evaluation of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy During The Pandemic Period in The Perspective of WHO Recommendations

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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.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Covid-19 , Breastfeeding , Breastfeeding self-efficacy , Nursing , Breast milk

Etik Beyan

Ethics Committee permission was obtained from Yozgat Bozok University Clinical Research Ethics Committee with the number 60174989-2021-21 dated 28/01/2021.

Destekleyen Kurum

No financial support was received for the study.

Teşekkür

We thank all breastfeeding mothers who participated in the study for their contributions to the advancement of science.

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