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BREASTFEEDING BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
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BEHAVIORNeverVery rarely, just a couple of times (1 to 5 times during the previous work experience)More than a couple of times, but not often (answers between "very rarely, only a few times" and "often") Often (at least 4 times a year)Regularly (at least once a month)
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1How often do you advise mothers to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months?12345
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2How often do you advise mothers to continue breastfeeding after 6 months with supplementation?12345
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3How often do you advise mothers to continue breastfeeding after 24 months of the child's life, if both mother and child want it?12345
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4How often do you automatically recommend that a mother stop breastfeeding because she is feverish?54321
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5How often do you advise breastfeeding mothers to stop breastfeeding when introducing any drugs ( e.g. penicillin, cephalosporins, paracetamol ...)?54321
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6How frequently do you advise mothers to stop breastfeeding if ragada occurs on a one breast?54321
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7How often do you participate in breastfeeding education?12345
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8How often do you advise giving tea to a breastfed baby in the first 6 months of life?54321
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9How often do you advise giving a pacifier to a breastfed baby in the first 6 weeks of life?54321
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ATTITUDESStrongly DisagreeMostly DisagreeNeither Agree nor DisagreeMostly AgreeStrongly Agree
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1It is right and natural for a mother to breastfeed a hungry child in a public place.12345
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2It is in the interest of the child and the father that each father spends as much time as possible with the child, and if he is employed, he uses the right to parental leave.12345
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3Breastfeeding should not be seen only as a process of satisfying hunger but as a mechanism to reduce stress and discomfort of the child and mother.12345
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4Breastfeeding is a mother's way of providing comfort, love, security and communication with the baby.12345
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5It is the obligation of society to provide every future parent with information about the benefits of breastfeeding and the risks of suboptimal child feeding.12345
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6In an age of respect for differences and personality rights, the mother's right to breastfeed a hungry child in public should be respected.12345
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7At the time the mother is breastfeeding the role of the father is not significant54321
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8Mothers who breastfeed their children for more than a year run the risk of their children being spoiled.54321
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9Mothers who breastfeed for more than a year are exhausted and susceptible to disease.54321
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10A man disrupts his male role in the family when he helps a woman in the house and around breastfeeding.54321
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11Breastfeeding significantly disrupts the partner's intimacy.54321
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12The child's father's love for his partner is also reflected in his efforts to help the child and mother in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding.12345
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13Breastfeeding has a long-term negative effect on the mother's ability to work.54321
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14When a woman decides to breastfeed, she chooses between career and motherhood.54321
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15Breastfeeding is only needed in poor countries where children are starving.54321
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16I don't understand men who help women with breastfeeding, such behavior is completely "unmanly" to me.54321
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17If I had power in the state, I would protect the right of a child to be breastfed when he is hungry, because the fundamental right of every human being is not to suffer hunger.12345
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18I don't understand people who admire naked women's breasts and are disgusted by any idea of ​​breastfeeding in a public place12345
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19 ( e.g. penicillin, cephalosporins, paracetamol ...)54321
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KNOWLEDGEFALSETRUE
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1If the mother and child want and it suits them, there is no reason for the mother not to breastfeed for two years or more.01
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2The process of breastfeeding and the composition of breast milk are continuously adjusted to the needs of the child.01
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3When the child vomits, it is necessary to stop breastfeeding.10
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4By the time the baby has diarrhea, the mother can continue breastfeeding normally.01
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5Many medications ( e.g. penicillin, cephalosporins, paracetamol) taken by the mother are not contraindicated during breastfeeding.01
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6A breastfeeding mother should not drink a small cup of black coffee a day.10
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7During the period when the breastfeeding mother is allowed to drink as much alcohol as she wants and it will not harm the health of the child.10
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8At a time when the child has a bad cold and a high temperature, he does not need breast milk.10
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9The baby can be pampered by frequent putting on the chest.10
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10Infant colic is more common in breastfed children.10
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11The mother must stop breastfeeding immediately when she finds out she is pregnant.10
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12The mother should not go to the dentist while breastfeeding.10
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13When a breastfed child goes to hospital it is not necessary for the mother to be with him.10
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14Night breastfeeding causes caries in a child in the first year of life.10
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15Breastfeeding is a safe method of contraception.10
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16Rooming in is important for establishing breastfeeding.01
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17Breastfeeding should be stopped before going to the nursery or kindergarten.10
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18UNICEF recommends that if it is appropriate for the mother and child to continue breastfeeding, there is no reason for the mother not to breastfeed for two years or more.01
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19Public advertising breast milk substitutes are legally prohibited in our country (i.e. it`s for advertising prescribed legal sanction). 10
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20A mother with a fever may take some antipyretics (e.g. paracetamol) and breastfeed normally.01
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