Introduction: The mother has a significant role in introducing food to her child. In present study, the effect of complementary feeding introduction based on BASNEF model on the practice of primiparous mothers was investigated.
Methods: This was a two groups pre&post test and quasi experimental study carried out on 160 primiparous mothers with 5 months children referred to healthcare centers in Hamadan. Mothers were put into two groups. At first both groups completed a questionnaire which was based on BASNEF model. Then the intervention group was instructed during four sessions (60 min) based on BASNEF model. Two months later, data was collected via questionnaires and a mother performance checklist in two groups again. Data were analyzed by SPSS18 software through Chi-square and Mann-Whitney.
Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the mean scores of BASNEF structures in the two groups (P>0.05), but after the intervention a significant difference was observed in the mean scores (P<0.001). Statistical tests showed significant differences in the mean scores of BASNEF structures in case group before and after intervention (P<0.001), meanwhile the differences of mean scores of control group was not significant (P>.0.05). Supplementary feeding time of the intervention and the control groups was 5.88±0.49 and 6.14± 0.35 months respectively. The mean scores of supplementary feeding performance of two groups of mothers, had significant differences (P <0.001).
Conclusion: BASNEF MODEL can be an efficient tool for increasing knowledge, attitude, enabling factors, subjective norms, intention and performance of introduction of complementary feeding of mothers; so we suggest health education programs instead of applying traditional instructions.