1Ph. D. Candidate, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
2Professor, College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Online published on 21 February, 2019.
To assess knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding, to determine the level of knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding and to examine the factors associated with breastfeeding knowledge and attitude among Thai grandmothers of pregnant adolescents.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Banmi Hospital, Lopburi and Inburi Hospital in Sing Buri Province, Thailand. All of the interviewed grandmothers had a pregnant daughter or granddaughter using the antenatal care clinic from 20 May 2015 to 30 July 2015.
The results showed 54.8% of grandmothers had good breastfeeding knowledge, 51.2% of the grandmothers had a negative attitude towards breastfeeding. In addition, the experience of exclusive breastfeeding and its intent were associated with breastfeeding knowledge (p = 0.036 and 0.049, respectively), and the relationship between the grandmother and pregnant adolescent was associated with the attitude towards breastfeeding (p = 0.027).
The knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding in Thai grandmothers are suboptimal, and it is important to provide them with health education on breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding knowledge, attitude towards breastfeeding, grandmothers
