THE EFFECT OF BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION GIVEN TO FATHERS ON THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF THE FATHERS, ON BREAST-FEEDING QUALIFICATION OF THE MOTHERS AND BREASTFEEDING ATTITUDE

Abstract

Aim: It is a design in a design similar to the quality of the gift given to the fathers, the self-efficacy of the mothers and the design of the fathers. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out with women who gave birth in Yalova Women's Health and Diseases State Hospital between 2020 and April 2021 and with intervals. It was completed with a total of 320 people, 160 for the intervention group (80 couples) and 160 (80 couples) for the control group. Data Collection Form (DTF), Fathers' Breastfeeding Effect Scale (BEES), Breastfeeding Knowledge Test for Fathers, Breastfeeding Attitude Assessment Scale (ETDE), Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form were applied. In development, sociodemographic characteristics of fathers and spouses, characteristics of children regarding their babies, positive aspects of paternal pregnancy and babies, and fathers' general knowledge scores are similar in our study and pre-evaluation scores post-test scores of the Breastfeeding Effect Scale Sub-Dimension applied to the fathers in the information applied to the fathers, and the Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form Total post-test scores applied to the fathers' spouses were significantly higher than all the post-test scores applied to the control fathers and their parents. would be high. Results: In our study, the sociodemographic characteristics of fathers and their spouses, the characteristics of the participants regarding their babies, the characteristics of fathers regarding breastfeeding and infant care, and the pretest scores of fathers' breastfeeding knowledge level were similar in the intervention and control groups. After the breastfeeding support initiative applied to the fathers, the Total Posttest Scores of the Breastfeeding Knowledge Test applied to the fathers in the experimental group, the posttest scores of the Sub-Dimension of the Fathers Effect on Breastfeeding Scale, the Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form Total posttest scores applied to the fathers' spouses were given to the fathers and their spouses in the control group. It was found to be significantly higher than all post-test scores applied Conclusion: In our study, the training given for intervention and control groups was significant for fathers and parents.