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The present study aimed to determine factors associated with breastfeeding intention and behavior in mothers living in Taft County, Iran.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In this cross-sectional design, the statistical population consisted of 420 mothers with infants under 1 year of age living in Taft County of Yazd province, Iran. The research data were collected from health records of infants under one in health centers of the county as well as a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic information, knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding, social support and perceived self-efficacy, and breastfeeding intention and behavior. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on AMOS 18 were employed to analyze the relationship between research variables.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The mean age of mothers was 28.04\u2009\u00b1\u20096.49\u2009year and the children were 10\u2009\u00b1\u20096\u2009months. Half of the mothers (50.3%) had cesarean sections and more than half (55.8%) of the children were males. Mothers\u2019 attitude (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.442; 95% CI: 0.284, 0.599), self-efficacy (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.186; 95% CI: 0.047, 0.324) and perceived social support (\u03b2\u2009=\u20090.178; 95% CI: 0.035, 0.322) were respectively the strongest predictors of breastfeeding intention. Besides, the breastfeeding intention affected breastfeeding behavior with a high coefficient (0.857; 95% CI: 0.735, 0.979).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The study provided informative pathways on the association of maternal attitude, social support and self-efficacy with breast feeding behavior. 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