Association of workplace support on breastfeeding self-efficacy among working mothers of Attock City

Amber Jamil; Saman Waqar; Saadia Hamid; Roma Salman; Mahe Kamil Hashmi; Talha Khan

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v7nS1.14460

Authors

Amber Jamil
ambernouman87@gmail.com
Lecturer Community Medicine, Islamabad Medical and Dental College Barakahu
Saman Waqar Assistant Professor, School of Public Health PIO Al-Shifa Rawalpindi
Saadia Hamid Senior Lecturer Community Medicine, Abbottabad International Medical Institute
Roma Salman Lecturer community medicine HITEC Institute of medical sciences Taxilla
Mahe Kamil Hashmi Lecture Isra College of Nursing, Isra University Islamabad
Talha Khan Lecturer Community Medicine, Frontier Medical and Dental College Abbottabad

Keywords:

breastfeeding, self-efficacy, working mothers, workplace, support

Abstract

Objective: To find out the association of workplace support on breastfeeding self-efficacy among working mothers of Attock city and the association of breastfeeding self-efficacy with their socio-demographics. Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional study design. Data were gathered from public & private organizations including secondary care hospitals, banks, schools, colleges/universities, and parlors of Attock city. It was a six months’ study from July to September 2021.The study was conducted with 369 working mothers. A consecutive non-probability sampling technique was used. Data was collected by a validated tool, which consisted of two questionnaires: WBBSS (workplace breastfeeding support scale) and BSEF-SF (breastfeeding self-efficacy scale short form) questionnaire. Data analysis was done through SPSS version 20. Pearson Correlation was employed to determine the association between support at the workplace and the self-efficacy of breastfeeding. Results: Statistically significant relationship between workplace support for breastfeeding and maternal self-efficacy (r= 0.375 and p-value= 0.0001). Conclusion: Support at the workplace was significantly related to the self-efficacy of breastfeeding. Further research is required to understand breastfeeding policies at a workstation that increase the self-efficacy of working mothers in attaining their goals of breastfeeding.

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