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Construction and validation of educational material on promoting breastfeeding in schools

Construcción y validación de material educativo para la promoción de la lactancia materna en las escuelas

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to build and validate an educational technology on the promotion of breastfeeding for schoolchildren.

Methods:

a methodological study was developed through a bibliographic survey, situational diagnosis, creation of illustrations, layout, design and texts, validation of the material with the help of expert judges and target audience.

Results:

the content judges enabled the validation of the material with an overall Content Validity Index of 90%, the judges of the design Suitability Assessment of Materials of 90.4% and the target audience with a 95.6% agreement. The readability percentage proved to be excellent, with an overall score of 100%.

Conclusion:

the educational technology proved to be a valid and reliable instrument to promote a breastfeeding culture among schoolchildren.

Descriptors:
Validation Studies; Breastfeeding; Child Health; Health Education; Educational Technology

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