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Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Breastfeeding--Lebanon"

Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Breastfeeding--Lebanon"

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  • Assessment of breastfeeding support, knowledge, attitude and practices in North Lebanon daycare centers : a cross sectional study 
    Boutros, Christelle (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2021)
    Background: Exclusive breastfeeding rates in Lebanon during the first six months of life remain suboptimal. With more women in the workforce and inadequate paid maternity leave, families in Lebanon increasingly rely on child care in nurseries or daycare centers. Internationally, the extent to which daycare centers support and promote breastfeeding is one influencer of maternal decisions to (dis)continue breastfeeding. In Lebanon, little is known about which breastfeeding-related policies, if any, are implemented in daycare centers, as well as the caregivers’ level of knowledge and attitudes ...
  • Assessment of parents’ attitudes and perspectives related to school-based breastfeeding education in Lebanon 
    Yahya, Lara (Notre Dame University-Louaize., 2020)
    Background: School-based breastfeeding education (SBBE) may help increase breastfeeding rates in the long run by targeting the young generation’s knowledge and attitudes towards breastfeeding. Breastfeeding rates in Lebanon are suboptimal in part due to negative attitudes and misinformation. While recent evidence suggests Lebanese schools offer limited SBBE, high school teachers at two large Lebanese schools seemed keen to receive training and incorporate SBBE into their classes. Determinants of their students’ breastfeeding intentions have been identified, but the need to assess parents’ consent ...
  • Assessment of physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about breastfeeding and their influence on mothers' breastfeeding practices in Lebanon 
    Hindieh, Joséphine (Notre Dame University-Louaize, 2018-05)
    Background – Breastfeeding is an effective public health intervention that improves infants and mothers’ health worldwide. Exclusive breastfeeding rates in Lebanon are low. The extent to which gynecologists, pediatricians, and family doctors in Lebanon play a role in women’s breastfeeding practices is not well-understood. Lebanese physicians’ perceived and actual knowledge, beliefs about the benefits of breastfeeding, and self-efficacy in supporting breastfeeding are also not fully investigated. Methods – In this pilot cross-sectional study, we used interview-administered questionnaires to ...

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