ERIC Number: EJ877656
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
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The Effects of an Infant-Feeding Classroom Activity on the Breast-Feeding Knowledge and Intentions of Adolescents
Walsh, Audrey; Moseley, Jane; Jackson, Winston
Journal of School Nursing, v24 n3 p164-169 2008
This study examined the impact of an infant-feeding classroom activity on the breast-feeding knowledge and intentions of adolescents living in Nova Scotia, Canada. One hundred twenty-one students attending two high schools were administered one pretest and two posttest questionnaires. Students were arbitrarily assigned to a control or intervention group. The intervention group partook in a 60-minute classroom activity on infant feeding. Findings indicated that students in the intervention group demonstrated significantly greater breast-feeding knowledge at Posttest 1 and at 10 weeks postintervention. Students in the intervention group reported a significantly greater intention toward breast-feeding their own future children; an increase was sustained at 10 weeks. These findings suggest that adolescents' knowledge of and intention toward breast-feeding may be positively influenced during their teen years. School nurses are well positioned to support and encourage the inclusion of breast-feeding content in school curricula to enhance adolescents' knowledge and intentions toward breast-feeding. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Intervention, School Nurses, Bilingual Education, Intention, Infants, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Knowledge Level, High School Students, Pretests Posttests, Questionnaires, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Urban Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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