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| Title |
African-American Women’s Perceptions and Experiences About Breastfeeding
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Public Health, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00273 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cecilia S. Obeng, Roberta E. Emetu, Terry J. Curtis |
| Abstract |
There are health benefits to breastfeeding for both mothers and their children. The preventive health effects of breastfeeding continue into adulthood, lowering rate of various chronic illnesses. African-American women, especially of lower socioeconomic status, are less likely to breastfeed in comparison to their racial and ethnic counterparts. The purpose of this study is to explore how African-American women experience breastfeeding in the early stages of postpartum care. Two focus groups (N = 20, 10 in each group) were conducted with African-American mothers. Results revealed that participants felt that there were health benefits to breastfeeding, and organizations such as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provided support. However, participants stated that lack of information, negative perceptions, and unforeseen circumstances were barriers to breastfeeding. This study proposes support and interventions for this group to increase breastfeeding among this population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 44 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 44 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
| Researcher | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 20% |
| Unknown | 9 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 45% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 13 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 March 2016.
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#14,242,730
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#3,539
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#203,711
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#22
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