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Breastfeeding attitudes of refugee women from Syria and influencing factors: a study based on the transition theory.

Meltem OzkayaÖznur KörükçüIngvild Aune
Published in: Perspectives in public health (2020)
It was found that most of the Syrian women had positive attitudes toward breastfeeding; however, the breastfeeding duration was less than 6 months for most of the refugees. Furthermore, according to the results of the studies, refugee women from Syria who did not receive social support from their spouses and relatives stopped breastfeeding.
Keyphrases
  • social support
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • preterm infants
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • depressive symptoms
  • cervical cancer screening
  • insulin resistance
  • breast cancer risk
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • case control