Breastfeeding (BF) knowledge examined among participants and their answers categorised per group
| BF knowledge | Total N (%) 330 (100) | Students N (%) 224 (67.9) | Faculty and staff N (%) 106 (32.1) | |
| 1. BF should be started within the first hour after birth | Agree | 263 (79.7) | 179 (79.9) | 84 (79.2) |
| Disagree or unsure | 67 (20.3) | 54 (20.1) | 19 (29.7) | |
| 2. The first food for babies should be breast milk | Agree | 313 (94.8) | 212 (94.6) | 101 (95.3) |
| Disagree or unsure | 17 (5.2) | 12 (5.4) | 5 (4.7) | |
| 3. BF alone provides sufficient nutrition in the first 6 months of life for the baby | Agree | 310 (93.9) | 210 (93.8) | 100 (94.3) |
| Disagree or unsure | 20 (6.1) | 14 (6.3) | 6 (5.7) | |
| 4. BF helps prevent respiratory infections in the baby | Agree | 305 (92.4) | 205 (91.5) | 100 (94.3) |
| Disagree or unsure | 25 (7.6) | 19 (8.5) | 6 (5.7) | |
| 5. Formula–fed babies may suffer from more illness than breastfed babies | Agree | 279 (84.5) | 190 (84.8) | 89 (84) |
| Disagree or unsure | 51 (15.5) | 34 (15.2) | 17 (16) | |
| 6. The benefits of BF for babies continue even after weaning | Agree | 278 (84.2) | 184 (82.1) | 94 (88.7) |
| Disagree or unsure | 52 (15.8) | 40 (17.9) | 12 (11.3) | |
| 7. BF will help a mother feel closer to her baby | Agree | 312 (94.5) | 210 (93.8) | 102 (96.2) |
| Disagree or unsure | 18 (5.5) | 14 (6.3) | 4 (3.8) | |
| 8. Women who have breast fed have a lowered risk of breast cancer | Agree | 285 (86.4) | 192 (85.7) | 93 (87.7) |
| Disagree or unsure | 45 (13.6) | 32 (14.3) | 13 (12.3) | |
| 9. Most women can make enough breast milk to adequately feed their baby | Agree | 234 (70.9) | 153 (68.3) | 81 (76.4) |
| Disagree or unsure | 96 (29.1) | 71 (31.7) | 25 (23.6) | |
| 10. The nutritional value of breast milk and infant formula are the same | Agree | 229 (69.4) | 152 (67.9) | 77 (72.6) |
| Disagree or unsure | 101 (30.6) | 72 (32.1) | 29 (27.4) | |
| 11. BF prevents a woman from returning to her prepregnancy weight | Agree | 160 (32.1) | 74 (33) | 74 (69.8) |
| Disagree or unsure | 224 (67.9) | 170(67) | 32 (30.3) | |
| 12. Women who have small breasts cannot make enough breast milk | Agree | 83 (25.2) | 61 (27.2) | 22 (20.8) |
| Disagree or unsure | 247 (74.8) | 163 (72.8) | 84 (79.2) | |
Binary scale was created for data table, items1–9 the correct answer is ‘agree=1’, whereas items 10–12 the correct answer is ‘disagree=1’; ‘unsure’ was provided to detect automatic answering, and graded as 0.