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Breastfeeding support at work: A comparison between career women in the public and private sectors in Trinidad and Tobago
Beckford, S; Lendor, A ; Dowrich, M; The University of the West IndiesWebb, M; Bawa, S.
Afiliação
  • The University of the West IndiesWebb, M; The University of the West IndiesWebb, M. St. Augustine. Trinidad and Tobago
West Indian med. j ; 65(Supp. 3): 25-26, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-18099
Biblioteca responsável: TT2.1
Localização: TT5; W1, WE389
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate knowledge and perceptions toward breastfeeding support at work among women in public and private sectors in Trinidad and Tobago. SUBJECTS AND

METHODS:

A purposive sampling design was used to select women employees from the public and private sectors. Employees were surveyed using a self administered 16-item structured questionnaire. Data were analysed using SPSS version 21. Independent t-test wasused to compare perceptions held by the public and private sectors. Pearson’s correlation was used to determine the relationship between the variables. The level of significance was set at the 0.05 level.

RESULTS:

The mean breastfeeding knowledge score for the participants was 2.31 ± 0.83, with the public sector employees having a mean score of 2.42 ± 0.759, which was statistically significant (p = 0.004) when compared to the private score of 2.14 ± 0.914. The mean readiness score 26to utilize breastfeeding support for the public and private sectors employees were 1.08 ± 0.482 and 1.14 ± 0.525, respectively; however, no significant difference was observed between the two groups (p = 0.294). The mean perception scores were 1.75 ± 0.985 for the public sector and 1.90 ± 0.950 for the private sector, with no significant difference between groups (p = 0.184).

CONCLUSIONS:

Participants had adequate breastfeeding knowledge and a positive attitude and perception toward breastfeeding at work. We recommend that an intervention programme be developed to increase the awareness of breastfeeding support at work so that employees and employers can become more aware of its purpose and benefits.
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Apoio Social / Trinidad e Tobago / Aleitamento Materno / Local de Trabalho Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Aspecto: Determinantes sociais da saúde Limite: Feminino / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Trinidad e Tobago Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Artigo / Congresso e conferência Instituição/País de afiliação: The University of the West IndiesWebb, M/Trinidad and Tobago
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Apoio Social / Trinidad e Tobago / Aleitamento Materno / Local de Trabalho Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Aspecto: Determinantes sociais da saúde Limite: Feminino / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Trinidad e Tobago Idioma: Inglês Revista: West Indian med. j Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Artigo / Congresso e conferência Instituição/País de afiliação: The University of the West IndiesWebb, M/Trinidad and Tobago
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