Psychosocial factors underlying the mother's decision to continue exclusive breastfeeding for 6months: An elicitation study

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-140

  Bai, Yeon K ^a   Middlestadt, S E ^b   Peng, C Y Joanne ^b   Fly, A D ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs about breastfeeding; Continued breastfeeding; Elicitation; Exclusive breastfeeding; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; INFANT; MOTHERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 62749100070     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2009.00950.x     Document Type: Article

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