Spear Hila J
Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2007 Oct;23(5):276-82. doi: 10.1177/10598405070230050601.
This study examined the attitudes and experiences of male and female college students relative to breastfeeding education within middle and high school programs of study. Findings revealed that 36.7% of the participants were taught about breastfeeding while enrolled in a specific course in high school; 11.3% received information about breastfeeding in middle school. Overall, participants expressed positive attitudes toward breastfeeding and were supportive of the promotion of breastfeeding within a formal educational setting. However, 54% disagreed with offering information about breastfeeding to middle school students. Furthermore, most (67.8%) participants found public breastfeeding to be unacceptable; 77.7% indicated that breastfeeding is an intimate behavior that should be kept private. School nurses are in a unique position to influence school health and science-related curricula designed to promote the health benefits of breastfeeding. More education is needed to teach young people about the advantages of breastfeeding and to make breastfeeding a socially and culturally acceptable lifestyle behavior.
本研究调查了男女大学生对于中学学习项目中母乳喂养教育的态度和经历。研究结果显示，36.7%的参与者在高中修读特定课程时学习了母乳喂养知识；11.3%的参与者在中学获得了母乳喂养相关信息。总体而言，参与者对母乳喂养持积极态度，并支持在正规教育环境中推广母乳喂养。然而，54%的人不同意向中学生提供母乳喂养信息。此外，大多数（67.8%）参与者认为当众母乳喂养是不可接受的；77.7%的人表示母乳喂养是一种私密行为，应该保持私密。学校护士在影响旨在促进母乳喂养健康益处的学校健康和科学相关课程方面具有独特地位。需要开展更多教育，向年轻人传授母乳喂养的好处，并使母乳喂养成为一种社会和文化上可接受的生活方式行为。
