期刊
JOURNAL OF HUMAN LACTATION
卷 25, 期 3, 页码 350-358出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409331506
关键词
breastfeeding; health education; health knowledge; attitudes; practice; health personnel; health promotion; delivery of health care; health services; clinician support; communication
资金
- Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Australian Research Council
- Australian National University [ACT 0200]
Effective promotion of breastfeeding is constrained if health professionals' knowledge on its importance is deficient. This study asks whether formula feeding is named as the risk factor in published research or whether it is considered the unspoken norm. A systematic analysis is conducted of the information content of titles and abstracts of 78 studies that report poorer health among formula-fed infants. This shows a surprising silence in the studies examined formula is rarely named in publication titles or abstracts as an exposure increasing health risk. In 30% of cases, titles imply misleadingly that breastfeeding raises health risk. Only 11% of abstracts identify formula feeding as a health risk exposure. Initiatives to increase breastfeeding have described the importance of accurate language and well-informed health professional support. If widespread, this skew in communication of research findings may reduce health professionals' knowledge and support for breastfeeding. J Hum Lact. 25(3):350-358.
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