Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04929717
Social Media and Breastfeeding Self Efficacy
The Effect of Social Media Based Support on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy of Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 68 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Gazi University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 49 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This study aimed to determine the effect of breastfeeding support on women's breastfeeding self-efficacy via social media. This study was conducted maternity unit at a state hospital in Turkey. Education and consulting about breastfeeding were given via WhatsApp application to women in the intervention group. Women in the control group receive only routine breastfeeding training.
Detailed description
The research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial. The stratified and permutation block randomization methods were used in the study. The personal information form and BSES-SF were administered to women in the hospital before the intervention. Breastfeeding education and counseling were provided via social media (WhatsApp) to support women for breastfeeding and to ensure the continuity of breastfeeding in the postpartum period. Breastfeeding education was given to women in the first four weeks after discharge from the hospital. The control group received the routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures. Except for routine breastfeeding training, no intervention was applied to the control group.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Breastfeeding education and counseling | Breastfeeding education was applied for four weeks. |
| OTHER | Routine postpartum breastfeeding training included in the hospital procedure | The routine breastfeeding postpartum educational training given to all women by healthcare personnel as part of the hospital procedures. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-10-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-11-30
- Completion
- 2020-12-31
- First posted
- 2021-06-18
- Last updated
- 2021-06-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04929717. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.