Translation and validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale-short form

Healthcare providers do not have a validated instrument to measure breastfeeding self‐efficacy among Hong Kong Chinese. In this study, we sought to translate the breastfeeding self‐efficacy scale—short form (BSES‐SF) into Hong Kong Chinese and to examine the psychometric properties in a sample of 185 breastfeeding mothers. The construct validity of the translated scale was supported by confirmatory factor analysis and known group analysis. The...