Table 2 Summary, Quality Assessment, and Study Design of Primary School Articles Reviewed
Study population | Study quality | Questionnaire | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First author & year | Country | N (% female) | Age (years) or class type | Type (MMAT rating) | Designed by & setting | Topics covered |
Angell [23], 2011 | England | 56 (48) | Age 5 to 11 | Qualitative (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) | Researcher led draw, write, tell. Group pictures, individual child-led description of pictures | Attitude |
Bottaro [47], 2009 | Brazil | 564 (50) | Age 9 to 17 (5th grade) | Quantitative randomized (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4) | Researcher designed questionnaire. Self-administered in classroom in the presence of researcher / some questions as vignettes | Knowledge Attitude Breast milk fed Personal exposure Public breastfeeding |
Costa [46], 2006 | Brazil | 32 (56) | Age 7 to 12 | Quantitative non-randomized (3.3, 3.4) | Researcher designed questionnaire. Self-administered | Knowledge Attitude Intention |
Fujimori [8], 2008 | Brazil | 503 (54) | Mean age 11.7 | Quantitative non-randomized (3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4) | Researcher designed questionnaire. Self-administered, teacher supervised | Knowledge Personal exposure Sources of information Education in schools |
Galvao [9], 2011 | Portugal | 1078 (46) | Age 7 to 12 | Quantitative descriptive (4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4) | Researcher designed questionnaire. Self-administered, teacher supervised, in classroom | Attitude Intention Breast milk fed Personal exposure Sources of information |
Russell [24], 2004 | Scotland | 23 (61) | Age 6 | Mixed methods (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) (4.1, 4.2, 4.3,4.4) (5.1, 5.2) | Researcher designed questionnaire to parents administered at home. Focus groups with children led by two experienced facilitators | Knowledge Attitude Breast milk fed Personal exposure Public breastfeeding Sources of information |