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Table 5 The association between maternal knowledge and attitude on breastfeeding with exclusive breastfeeding

From: Comparison of knowledge, attitudes and practices on exclusive breastfeeding between primiparous and multiparous mothers attending Wajir District hospital, Wajir County, Kenya: a cross-sectional analytical study

 

EBF

Fisher’s exact test (p - value)

Yes

No

n = 125

n = 156

n (%)

n (%)

Knowledge score (out of 10):

 Poor ≤3)

3 (2.4)

8 (5.1)

 

 Medium (4–6)

30 (24.0)

42 (26.9)

 

 High (>  7)

90 (73.6)

106 (67.9)

0.42

Attitude score (out of 40):

 Poor ≤20

6 (4.8)

13 (8.3)

 

 Moderate 21–30

46 (36.8)

96 (61.5)

 

 Positive > 31

73 (58.4)

47 (30.1)

0.00