Breastfeeding Perception Attitude Merge Dataset.csv

Breastfeeding is the best source of nutrition for infants. Identifying current attitudes is essential in the effort toward normalizing breastfeeding in communities, including university campuses. The study explored campus community knowledge, awareness and attitudes on breastfeeding, including available resources and laws on two university campuses in the southern United States. This cross-sectional, self-reporting study utilized the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale and an adaptation of the Breastfeeding Behavior Questionnaire to survey a convenience sample.  Results revealed time constraints, availability of private lactation space, and insufficient public appreciation of breastfeeding’s unique advantages to lactating parent and infant as barriers to breastfeeding. Study results will help develop additional breastfeeding strategies to improve university campus community breastfeeding initiatives.