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Sarparastrazmju P. Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Its Associated Factors in Iranian Postpartum Women: A Cross-sectional Study. J Research Health 2026; 16 (4) :417-422
URL: http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-2855-en.html

Identifying factors associated with breastfeeding self-efficacy can improve breastfeeding status. This study was conducted to determine the breastfeeding self-efficacy status and its associated factors at the Social Security Hospital in Zahedan City, Iran, in 2024. This cross-sectional study included 228 mothers who were admitted to the postpartum unit of the Social Security Hospital of Zahedan City within the last 24 hours. Eligible mothers were selected using convenience sampling from April to June 2024. The data were collected using a demographic-obstetric questionnaire and a short form of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale and analyzed using Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman’s correlation coefficient. The Mean±SD of breastfeeding self-efficacy were 47.02±11.92. Among the factors studied, mother’s education (P=0.002), spouse’s education (P=0.003), mother’s occupation (P=0.025), spouse’s occupation (P=0.038), place of residence (P=0.008), type of delivery (P=0.016), gender of the baby (P<0.001), gravidity (P=0.029), number of children (P=0.006), skin-to-skin contact (P<0.001), skin-to-skin contact time (P=0.036), number of breastfeeding times in 24 hours, and previous breastfeeding experience (P=0.002) were significantly correlated with breastfeeding self-efficacy.  The results indicate that certain factors are related to breastfeeding self-efficacy. Interventions should be implemented to promote breastfeeding self-efficacy as an important factor for improving breastfeeding outcomes.