Breastfeeding competency scale (BCS); development and validation of an evaluation instrument on breastfeeding competency in third trimester pregnancy

Table 2 Rotated component matrixa results in exploratory factor analysis for BCS (n = 565)

Item	Factor 1 Breastfeeding Knowledge	Factor 2 Self-concept and Psychology	Factor 3 Management of Breast-milk	Factor 4 Breastfeeding Skill
1	0.624
2	0.732
3	0.760
4	0.618
5	0.637
8	0.732
10	0.712
11	0.694
12	0.818
13	0.817
14	0.794
15	0.695
16	0.724
17	0.673
20		0.667
21				0.665
22				0.635
23				0.737
24				0.774
25				0.659
26		0.720
27				0.595
28				0.586
29				0.613
30			0.664
31			0.764
32			0.558
33			0.626
34		0.694
36		0.650
37		0.655
38		0.649
39		0.728
40		0.807
41		0.759
42		0.754
43	.599
44		0.748

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