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. 2018 Mar 2;13:11. doi: 10.1186/s13006-018-0151-3

Table 5.

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

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