Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

SAGETRACK
Journal of Human Lactation
This Article
Right arrow Resumen
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Brodribb, W.
Right arrow Articles by Hegney, D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Brodribb, W.
Right arrow Articles by Hegney, D.
Right arrowPubmed/NCBI databases
Medline Plus Health Information
*Breast Feeding
*Health Literacy
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

Breastfeeding and Australian GP Registrars—Their Knowledge and Attitudes

Wendy Brodribb, AM, MBBS, IBCLC

School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia, brodribb{at}usq.edu.au

Anthony Fallon, BAppSc Hons, PhD

Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney in Lismore, Australia

Claire Jackson, MBBS, MPH, CertHEcon, GradCertManagement, FRACGP, DAICD

School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia

Desley Hegney, RN, CertOccHealthNursing, DipNursEd, BA Hons, PhD, FRCNA/FCN, FAIM

Research and Practice Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Queensland and Blue Care, Australia

The aim of this study was to identify the breastfeeding attitudes and knowledge of a sample of Australian general practice (GP) registrars and investigate how confident and effective they thought their interactions with breastfeeding women were. Between February and May 2007, a 90-item questionnaire containing demographic, attitude, and knowledge items was distributed to final-year Australian GP registrars. The mean attitude score (5 = maximum score) was 3.99. The mean knowledge score (5 = maximum score) was 3.40, indicating some degree of breastfeeding knowledge. However, 40% of the knowledge items were answered incorrectly by the majority of participants. Approximately 40% of the cohort were confident and thought they were effective assisting breastfeeding women. Having more than 26 weeks personal experience with breastfeeding (self or partner) increased breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and effectiveness. Further targeted training is needed to improve Australian GP registrars' breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and effectiveness. J Hum Lact. 24(4):422-430.

Key Words: breastfeeding knowledge • breastfeeding attitudes • physicians • general practice

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 24, No. 4, 422-430 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408323547
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?