BREAST FEEDING PRACTICE AND ATTITUDE AT THE WORKPLACE: EXPERIENCES AMONG E-DISTANCE LEARNING NURSING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA

Abstract

Introduction: Breastfeeding practice and attitudes at the workplace usually become a major problem among working mothers. Nurses or working mothers may not be able to follow the practice ofbreastfeeding diligently. The purpose of this study is to investigate the breastfeeding practise and attitudes atthe work place among working mothers in e-distant learning nursing undergraduate students at the faculty of health sciences, PuncakAlam, UiTM, Selangor.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 136 students. Close-ended questionnaire andLikert scale with five response categories was used to assess socio-demographic data and breastfeeding attitudes at the workplace among students.
Results: This study showed that 41.2% of respondent strongly agreed with the problem ofbreast feeding among workingmothersand44.5%agreedmoderatelywiththestatement, where as 4.3% strongly disagreed and 0.6% disagreed. However 9.4% was not sure about the statement.
Conclusion: Therefore, we can conclude that, the majority of the students g Uy have demonstrated positive attitudes towards breastfeeding at the workplace. They also not only function wledgeable individuals for the nursing mother and also as health care professionals who may be effective educators and promoters of breastfeeding.