Relationship between Body Image and Decision to Breastfeed among Pregnant Women (original) (raw)

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Abstract: The study was a correlateral research design. The authors assessed the relationship between body image and decision to breastfeed among pregnant women. The subjects were 200 pregnant women ranging from 16 to 45 years selected for the study from Primary, Secondary and Tertiary levels of health care institutions in Anambra State of Nigeria. One research question and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The relationships between perceived breast role, age and occupation of pregnant women, and their body image with regard to decision to breastfeed were evaluated in the study. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire on Body Image and Decision to Breastfeed (QBIDF). Mean score, standard deviation (SD) and Spearman Rank correlation co-efficient (rho) were used to answer the research question while Mann – Whitney – U test and Wilcoxon Rank Sum test statistics were adopted in testing the null hypotheses at 0.01 level of significance. The result showed significant correlation between perceived breast role for beauty/attraction and decisions on the duration to breastfeed, significant relationship between age of pregnant women and their body image with regard to their decision to breastfeed, as well as significant relationship between occupation of pregnant women and their body image with regard to decision to breastfeed. Keywords: Body Image, Body attraction, Body satisfaction, Pregnant women, Perceived breast role, Decision to breastfeed.

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