Exclusive breastfeeding prenatal intentions among HIV-positive mothers in Blantyre, Malawi: a correlation study

Table 2 Description of EBAPT tool and participants’ scores on beliefs sub-scales at baseline (n = 110)

EBAPT sub-scale	Number of items in each sub-scale	Total possible scores in each sub-scale	Participants’ scores in each sub-scale
Behavioral Beliefs
NEBB	12	12-300	56-258, median =132, IQR = 53
PEBB	13	13-325	148-320, median = 210, IQR = 54
Normative Beliefs
(NorB)	10	0-250	0-225, median = 65, IQR = 70
Control Beliefs (EBCB)	10	10-50	19-50, mean =40.15, SD = 6.743
Complete EBAPT Tool	45	— — — —	— — — —

Note: EBAPT = exclusive breastfeeding attrition prediction tool; NEBB = negative exclusive breastfeeding belief; PEBB = positive exclusive breastfeeding belief; NorB = normative belief; EBCB = exclusive breastfeeding control belief.

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