Table 1.
Exploratory factor analysis of the 5- and 4-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tools using principal axis factoring extraction method among vaginally delivered women (n = 334).
Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and reliability tests of the 5- and 4-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tools among vaginally delivered women (n = 334).
Table 3.
Cutoff values of the 5- and 4-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tools in detecting non-exclusive breastfeeding for vaginal (n = 669) and caesarean (n = 238) deliveries.
Fig 1.
Confirmatory factor analysis for the 5-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool among vaginally delivered women (n = 335).
Fit indices: GFI=0.980; AGFI=0.941; IFI=0.957; TLI=0.913; CFI=0.956; RMSEA=0.086.
Fig 2.
Confirmatory factor analysis for the 4-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool vaginally delivered women (n = 335).
Fit indices: GFI=0.995; AGFI=0.976; IFI=0.995; TLI=0.985; CFI=0.995; RMSEA=0.044.
Fig 3.
Confirmatory factor analysis for the 5-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool among caesarean delivered women (n = 238).
Fit indices: GFI=0.961; AGFI=0.883; IFI=0.889; TLI=0.772; CFI=0.886; RMSEA=0.125.
Fig 4.
Confirmatory factor analysis for the 4-item LATCH breastfeeding assessment tool among caesarean delivered women (n = 238).
Fit indices: GFI=0.994; AGFI=0.971; IFI=0.993; TLI=0.979; CFI=0.993; RMSEA=0.042.