2005, Cilt 12, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 043-054
Effect of Breastfeeding Education Model Supported Through Home Visits on the Exclusive Breastfeeding Behaviour During the Postpartum Six Month
Dr. Ayten Şentürk ERENEL1 ,Doç.Dr. Kafiye EROĞLU2
1Gazi Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Doğum ve Kadın Sağlığı Hemşireliği Ana Bilim Dalı
2Hacettepe Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Doğum ve Kadın Sağlığı Hemşireliği Ana Bilim Dalı
Keywords: Exclusive breastfeeding, nursing, education, home visit

The study was conducted experimentally, to determine the impact of the breastfeeding education model on exlusive breastfeeding behaviour supported beginning at the hospital and continuing through house visits for a period of six months. The study was conducted at the postpartum care units of two major hospitals in Ankara and at the women's homes. The sampling consisted of a total of 46 women, with 23 in the study group and 23 control group. Breastfeeding education was provided to the women in the study group. The data were collected using four forms. The data were analyzed using SPSS for windows 10.01 software and evaluated with chi-square and Fisher's Definitive chi-square tests in cross-tabulations. Parametric data on the two groups' averages were assessed using the test for the significance of the differential between two averages (student t), while the Mann Whitney-U test was employed to evaluate non-parametric data.

Before education, majority of the women were breastfeeding their baby in the post partum care unit, late, short time and from single breast. The number of nighttime breastfeedings, durations of daytime breastfeeding and nighttime breastfeeding, total duration of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding behavior, median day of starting additional foods, and status of effective breastfeeding behavior was higher in the study group than in the control group.Breastfeeding education with postpartum support through house visits is recommended.