Reliability and validity of a breastfeeding knowledge survey in allied health students

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Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Health
Department Nutrition & Integrative Physiology
Author Jepson-Sullivan, Rose Mary
Title Reliability and validity of a breastfeeding knowledge survey in allied health students
Date 2010
Description Increasing breastfeeding prevalence has been identified as a public health priority in the United States. One strategy is to increase the skills of allied health professionals, yet tools to measure the knowledge and skills of students training for these professions is limited. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of a breastfeeding knowledge survey for allied health students, and determined the impact of an educational presentation on breastfeeding knowledge for selected College of Health, University of Utah students. The survey instrument was expertly reviewed by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (n=5) and pilot tested in a student population (n=21). Three groups tested the survey: test-retest (n=28), intervention (n=38) and control (n=32). The test-retest group took the survey at baseline and 3 weeks. Intervention and control subjects completed the survey at baseline and 4 weeks. Additionally, the intervention group took a breastfeeding education class (week 3).
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Allied health students; Nutrition; Survey reliability; Survey validity
Subject LCSH Breastfeeding; Health occupations students -- Public opinion
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Rights Management ©Rose Mary Jepson-Sullivan
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 119,168 bytes
Source Original in Marriott Library Special Collections, RJ25.5 2010 .J46
ARK ark:/87278/s63x8n9p
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63x8n9p