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Reliability and validity of a Malay-version questionnaire assessing knowledge of breastfeeding.
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The reliability and validity of a Malay version of a questionnaire assessing breastfeeding knowledge is determined and the breastfeeding knowledge level among respondents is described.Abstract:
Background: There is a need to identify the knowledge that mothers have
about breastfeeding to help promote it. Therefore, it is important to
develop a valid and reliable questionnaire to provide useful and
comparable data about breastfeeding knowledge. The objectives of this
study were to determine the reliability and validity of a Malay version
of a questionnaire assessing breastfeeding knowledge and describe the
breastfeeding knowledge level among respondents. Methods: A
cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 January to 31 May 2008 among
female staff working at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus. A
self-administered questionnaire containing 53 items assessing
breastfeeding knowledge was given to respondents. The questions were
adapted and modified from a breastfeeding questionnaire developed by a
team of Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia paediatric nurses.
Exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency reliability, and
descriptive analysis of respondents’ knowledge were conducted.
Results: A total of 252 female staff participated in the study. Factor
analysis constructed 10 domains of knowledge and excluded 6 items,
leaving 47 items in the final questionnaire. Cronbach’s alpha of
the final questionnaire was 0.77. Respondents’ lowest knowledge
was on the practical aspects of breastfeeding. Conclusion: The
questionnaire is reliable and valid to assess the breastfeeding
knowledge of Malaysian women.read more
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