Table 1 Variables Used in SEM Fitting

social support

Breastfeeding recommendations given by close friends and relatives (q1) / conjugal support perception (q2) / perception of healthcare community workers’ support (q3)

self-efficacy

Sufficient milk diagnosis (q4), overcoming breastfeeding challenges (q5), exclusive feeding (q6), satisfaction (q7), determination on exclusive feeding (q8), satisfaction with breastfeeding experience (q9), combating time-consuming nature of breastfeeding by mother (q10), breast milk depletion (q11), breastfeeding on demand (q12), baby’s satisfaction with breastfed milk (q13)

attitude

Mother’s joy of breastfeeding (q14) / preferring powdered milk to breastfeeding for facility (q15) / considering breastfeeding as pleasurable (q16) / considering breastfeeding as more economical (q17) / considering mother’s milk as nutrient-richer (q18) / viewing breastfeeding to cause mother fitness (q19) / satisfaction with breastfeeding experience (q20)

intention

Planning for breastfeeding (q21) / perceiving fulfillment of exclusive breastfeeding terms and conditions (q22)

Breastfeeding behavior

Start of breastfeeding immediately after delivery (q23) / breastfeeding based on child’s demand or mother’s desire (q24) / using feeding bottle (q25) / using pacifier (q26)

Baby’s past nutrition formula (q27) / nighttime feeding schedule (q28) / daytime feeding schedule (q29) / breastfeeding schedule basis (q30) / breastfeeding from both breasts (q31)