LEADER 03677ctm 2200553Ii 4500001 ocm39145748 003 OCoLC 005 20221026171135.0 008 980519s1997 xx ak bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o39145748 035 (OCoLC)39145748 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCO |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us-nc 049 EREE 050 4 RJ216 |b.B63 1997 100 1 Boccetti, Gina, |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 Determinants of infant feeding choice in Carteret County, North Carolina / |cby Gina Boccetti. 264 0 |c1997. 300 70, 13 leaves : |billustrations, forms ; |c28 cm. 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 490 1 ECU School of Nursing thesis 502 |bM.S. |cEast Carolina University |d1997 500 Submitted to the faculty of the School of Nursing. 500 Advisor: Linda Bergstrom 520 3 The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to examine the association between attitudes, social normative influences, and infant feeding choice. The study hypothesis, derived from Ajzen and Fishbein's Theory of Reasoned Action, stated that women who choose to breastfeed will have a more favorable attitude to breastfeeding and will perceive more social support than women who choose to formula-feed. Data were collected from 215 mothers who gave birth at Carteret General Hospital during the six-month study period beginning in August, 1996, using a measurement tool designed by Dr. Karyn Kaufman. Half of the sample had chosen to breastfeed. Breastfeeding mothers were older, had more education, were more often non-smokers, had made their choice of feeding method earlier, and were employed in higher-status occupations than mothers who chose formula-feeding. Breastfeeding mothers expected fewer problems and more benefits from breastfeeding, and perceived their social networks as more supportive to their decisions, confirming the study hypothesis. Further research is needed to explain why women who choose to initiate breastfeeding often quit by six weeks postpartum, in spite of their positive attitudes and supportive social networks. 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62-70). 650 0 Infants |xNutrition |zNorth Carolina |zCarteret County. |=^A4805 651 0 Carteret County (N.C.) |=^A93915 650 7 Infants |xNutrition. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00972173 651 7 North Carolina |zCarteret County. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01218240 |?UNAUTHORIZED 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 655 2 Academic Dissertation. |0(DNLM)D019478 |?UNAUTHORIZED 700 1 Bergstrom, Linda, |edegree supervisor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 710 2 East Carolina University. |bSchool of Nursing. |=^A1134028 830 0 ECU School of Nursing thesis. |?UNAUTHORIZED 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/10304 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 630796 998 630796