Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale to assess exclusive breastfeeding: a cross-sectional study in rural China

• Main Authors: Linhua Li (Author), Zhengjie Cai (Author), Xinru Zhou (Author), Jieyuan Feng (Author), Chang Sun (Author), Yuju Wu (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author), Huan Zhou (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, the proportion of exclusively breastfed children remains low in rural China. Self-efficacy is one of the most crucial modifiable factors predicting breastfeeding behavior. However, existing instruments in China do not specifically...