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Fig. 4 | International Breastfeeding Journal

Fig. 4

From: Prenatal breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and intention, and their associations with feeding practices during the first six months of life: a cohort study in Lebanon and Qatar

Fig. 4

Distribution of breastfeeding (a) exposure, (b) knowledge, (c) attitude, and (d) intention among the MINA participants during the third trimester (n = 230) a, b, c, d.aA score of 0 or 1 indicates low exposure to breastfeeding, and a score of 2 or 3 indicates high exposure (Hamade et al., 2014). bA score less than 9 indicates poor breastfeeding knowledge, 9 to 11 indicates fair knowledge, 12 to 13 indicates good knowledge, and greater than 14 indicates very good knowledge (Tamim et al., 2016). cA score of 17 − 52 indicates strong negative attitude toward breastfeeding, 53 − 59 indicates negative attitude toward breastfeeding, 60–75 indicates neutral attitude, 76 − 82 positive attitude toward breastfeeding, and 83 − 85 strong positive attitude toward breastfeeding. (Charafeddine et al., 2016). dA score of 0 − 7.5 indicates weak breastfeeding intention, 8 − 11.5 indicates fair intentions, 12 − 15.5 indicates strong intentions, and greater than 16 very strong intentions (Yehya et al., 2017)

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