A Survey of Breastfeeding Attitudes and Health Locus of Control in the Nigerian Population

• Published in: Maternal and child health journal Vol. 27; no. 6; pp. 1060 - 1069
• Main Authors: Adegbayi, Adenike, Scally, Andrew, Lesk, Valerie, Stewart-Knox, Barbara J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitudes; Breast feeding; Breast Feeding - psychology; Breastfeeding & lactation; Female; Gynecology; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Infant; Infants; Internal-External Control; Male; Maternal & child health; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Pediatrics; Population Economics; Psychological aspects; Public Health; Public opinion; Regression analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Sociology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Women; Young Adult; Nigeria; Attitudes; Survey; Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale; Breastfeeding; Nigeria; Health locus of control

Objectives Breastfeeding is important to infant health and survival in sub-Saharan Africa. To promote breastfeeding effectively, understanding of psychological factors associated with infant feeding choices is required. This study investigated breastfeeding attitudes and health locus of control (HLo...