title: Cross cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the farsi breastfeeding attrition prediction tools in Iranian pregnant women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The rate of exclusive breastfeeding in Iran is decreasing. The breastfeeding attrition prediction tools (BAPT) have been validated and used in predicting premature weaning.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to translate the BAPT into Farsi, assess its content validity, and examine its reliability and validity to identify exclusive breastfeeding discontinuation in Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  The BAPT was translated into Farsi and the content validity of the Farsi version of the BAPT was assessed. It was administered to 356 pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy, who were residents of a city in northeast of Iran. The structural integrity of the four-factor model was assessed in confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient and item-subscale correlations. Validity was assessed using the known-group comparison (128 with vs. 228 without breastfeeding experience) and predictive validity (80 successes vs. 265 failures in exclusive breastfeeding).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency of the whole instrument (49 items) was 0.775. CFA provided an acceptable fit to the a priori four-factor model (Chi-square/df = 1.8, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.049, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) = 0.064, Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.911). The difference in means of breastfeeding control (BFC) between the participants with and without breastfeeding experience was significant (P < 0.001). In addition, the total score of BAPT and the score of Breast Feeding Control (BFC) subscale were higher in women who were on exclusive breastfeeding than women who were not, at four months postpartum (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study validated the Farsi version of BAPT. It is useful for researchers who want to use it in Iran to identify women at higher risks of Exclusive Breast Feeding (EBF) discontinuation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mortazavi
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Psychiatry, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Abbas
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaman
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khosravi
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA.
authors.forename: Jill R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Janke
keywords: Breast feeding; Pregnant Women; Validation Studies