RT Journal Article
T1 Infant Feeding Attitudes and Practices of Spanish Low-Risk Expectant Women Using the IIFAS (Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale)
A1 Suárez Cotelo, María del Carmen
A1 Movilla Fernández, María Jesús
A1 Pita García, Paula
A1 Novío Mallón, Silvia
K1 Attitude
K1 Breastfeeding
K1 Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale
K1 Spain
K1 Validity
AB The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) has been shown to have good psychometric properties for English-speaking populations, but it has not been validated among low-risk pregnant women in Spain. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the translated version of the IIFAS in order to examine infant feeding attitudes in Spanish women with an uncomplicated pregnancy. Low-risk expectant women (n = 297) were recruited from eight primary public health care centres in Galicia (Spain). Questionnaires including both socio-demographic and breastfeeding characteristics and items about infant feeding were administered during the third trimester. Participants were contacted by telephone during the postpartum period to obtain information regarding their infant feeding status. Prediction validity and internal consistency were assessed. The translated IIFAS (69.76 ± 7.75), which had good psychometric properties (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.785; area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve = 0.841, CI95% = 0.735–0.948), showed more positive attitudes towards breastfeeding than towards formula feeding, especially among mothers who intended to exclusively breastfeed. This scale was also useful for inferring the intent to breastfeed and duration of breastfeeding. This study provides evidence that the IIFAS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing infant feeding attitudes in Spanish women with an uncomplicated pregnancy.
PB MDPI
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22969
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22969
LA eng
NO Cotelo, M.D.C.S.; Movilla-Fernández, M.J.; Pita-García, P.; Novío, S. Infant Feeding Attitudes and Practices of Spanish Low-Risk Expectant Women Using the IIFAS (Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale). Nutrients 2018, 10, 520
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026