Table 5 Pairwise comparisons of the different measurements of knowledge and attitude toward breastfeeding (scores) in adolescent mothers and grandmothers (n = 168)

11.43 ± 3.65

12.57 ± 2.66

1.14 ± 0.70

0.105

17.86 ± 1.89

12.76 ± 2.11

5.10 ± 0.44*

< 0.001

18.62 ± 1.56

12.83 ± 2.16

5.79 ± 0.41*

< 0.001

51.69 ± 5.736

52.79 ± 5.795

1.10 ± 1.26

0.387

58.62 ± 5.66

52.93 ± 5.50

5.69 ± 1.22*

< 0.001

59.52 ± 5.14

53.12 ± 5.19

6.41 ± 1.13*

< 0.001

11.81 ± 3.94

13.33 ± 3.59

1.52 ± 0.82

0.068

16.33 ± 3.46

12.62 ± 3.58

3.71 ± 0.77*

< 0.001

18.05 ± 2.26

13.10 ± 3.25

4.95 ± 0.61*

< 0.001

52.50 ± 5.11

51.07 ± 6.95

1.43 ± 1.33

0.287

58.88 ± 6.39

51.21 ± 6.69

1.67 ± 1.43*

< 0.001

58.62 ± 5.84

51.69 ± 6.19

6.93 ± 1.31*

< 0.001