Horodynski M, Olson Beth, Arndt Mary Jo, Brophy-Herb Holly, Shirer Karen, Shemanski Rosalie
College of Nursing, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
J Community Health Nurs. 2007 Summer;24(2):101-18. doi: 10.1080/07370010701316247.
Preventive measures for long-life illnesses such as asthma, obesity, and diabetes can start as early as in infant feeding practices. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends introducing babies to solid foods, anything other than breast milk or formula, no earlier than 4-6 months of age (Kleinman, 2004). This study's purpose was to assess beliefs and attitudes of mothers enrolled in Medicaid about the introduction of solid foods and other infant feeding behaviors. Six focus groups (N = 23) were conducted with Black and Caucasian mothers with infants under 1 year old. The Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a framework for moderator questions and interpretation of themes. Maternal knowledge about infant feeding, maternal perceptions of applicability of infant feeding guidelines, and manner and type of information useful for infant feeding decisions emerged as themes. Implications of themes for informing an educational program for mothers to delay the introduction of solid foods are discussed.
针对哮喘、肥胖症和糖尿病等慢性疾病的预防措施可以早在婴儿喂养方式中就开始。美国儿科学会建议，给婴儿引入固体食物（母乳或配方奶以外的任何食物）的时间不应早于4至6个月大（克莱曼，2004年）。本研究的目的是评估参加医疗补助计划的母亲们对引入固体食物及其他婴儿喂养行为的看法和态度。对6个焦点小组（N = 23）的1岁以下婴儿的黑人及白人母亲进行了调查。计划行为理论被用作主持人提问及主题阐释的框架。母亲们关于婴儿喂养的知识、对婴儿喂养指南适用性的看法，以及对婴儿喂养决策有用的信息方式和类型成为了主题。本文讨论了这些主题对于为母亲们提供教育项目以推迟引入固体食物的意义。
