2.6.2. Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire

The Breastfeeding Knowledge Questionnaire (BKQ) was used to assess participants’ knowledge of breastfeeding [24]. This 26-item questionnaire has eight subscales: benefits (four items), component (two items), lactation mechanism (four items), skills (five items), breast problem management (three items), neonatal problem management (four items), contraindication (one item), and breast milk preservation (three items). Each correctly answered item was assigned a score of 1, and incorrectly answered items were assigned a score of 0. A previous study demonstrated that this scale has satisfactory psychometric properties [24]. Cronbach’s α for the BKQ used in this study was 0.80.