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Table 5 Final Exclusive Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale items validated for use among women in northern Uganda

From: Adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale to assess exclusive breastfeeding

Tell me how you would rank your confidence on a scale of 1 to 5 for each statement:

Domain

Item Label

Items

Cognitive

EBF Milk

I can always give my baby only breast milk without using animal milk, formula, or other liquids or foods as a supplement

Continue EBF

I can continue exclusively breastfeeding for as long as I want

EBF Liquid

I can always exclusively breastfeed without my baby receiving even a drop of water or any other liquid

Stop Other Foods

I can always stop someone from trying to feed my baby liquids or foods other than breast milk, including purchased baby foods (e.g. infant formula, milk, porridge, juice, tea [whatever is commonly given]), before 6 months of age

Functional

Enough Milk

… determine that my baby is getting enough milk*

Satisfy BF

… be satisfied with my breastfeeding experience*

Deal BF

… deal with the fact that breastfeeding can be time consuming*

BF Every Feeding

… continue to breastfeed my baby for every feeding*

Keep Bf Demands

… manage to keep up with my baby’s breastfeeding demands*

  1. Notes: Rating scale: 1 = Not at all confident; 2 = Not very confident; 3 = sometimes confident; 4 = confident; 5 = very confident; Functional items reflect items unchanged from the BSES-SF and Cognitive items are new/modified items
  2. *For complete phrasing, please contact Dr. Cindy Lee Dennis: cindylee.dennis@utoronto.ca