@article{Shobeiri_Moradi Haghgoo_Khodakarami_Roshanaie_2019, title={EFFECT OF GROUP COUNSELING ON BREASTFEEDING SELF-EFFICACY AMONG NULLIPAROUS WOMEN ATTENDING TO HEALTH CENTERS IN HAMADAN, IRAN}, volume={33}, url={https://jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2388}, abstractNote={<p>Objective: To determine the effect of group counseling on breastfeeding self-efficacy among nulliparous women in Hamadan City of Iran.</p> <p>Methodology: This project was a randomized clinical trial study. A total of 136 nulliparous women referring to health centers in Hamadan, Iran in 2017 who had got the minimum self-efficacy score were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (n = 68). The data collection tool was a personal information questionnaire, Fax and Dennis Breastfeeding Self Efficacy Scale, which was filled out before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, paired t-test and chi square using SPSS 21 software.</p> <p>Results: The findings showed that mean age was 24.8 ±4.9 in the experimental group and 23.8 ±4.8 in the control group, and the mean of the spouse’s age in the experimental and control groups were 29.2 ±4.8 and 27.5 ±3.7, respectively. Most of the subjects in the experimental group (73.5%) had moderate self efficacy before the intervention and only 20.6% of the subjects had high or favorable self-efficacy. At the end of the study, 50% of the attendants earned average self efficacy and 50% earned high self efficacy.</p> <p>Conclusion: Group counseling among nulliparous women had a positive effect on the breastfeeding self-efficacy among them.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Shobeiri, Fatemeh and Moradi Haghgoo, Somaieh and Khodakarami, Batool and Roshanaie, Ghodratolla}, year={2019}, month={Oct.} }