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despite health benefits full breastfeeding infants mothers less 50 mothers germany practice method least 4 months childbirth growing importance health literacy improve public health investigated role maternal health literacy breastfeeding behavior analyzed data 1172 motherchild dyads kunokids health study university childrens maternity hospital regensburg maternal health literacy assessed hlseuq47 questionnaire subindex health care 48 h childbirth outcome analyzed 6 months childbirth categorized full breastfeeding less 4 months least 4 months association breastfeeding maternal health literacy calculated univariable multivariable logistic regression analyses 388 mothers showed inadequate limited health literacy 759 mothers fully breastfed child least 4 months univariable logistic regression analysis showed health literacy full breastfeeding least 4 months associated 0995 ci 09771015 p 060 adjusting potentially confounding variables significant association p 005 health literacy breastfeeding multivariable model showed association health literacy breastfeeding 0984 ci 09631007 p 0170 surprisingly found association health literacy breastfeeding behavior study therefore future research comparable measurements health literacy breastfeeding required validate result identify reasons early breastfeeding cessation