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Item Conocimientos y actitud en lactancia materna en estudiantes de los últimos semestres del programa de enfermería en una universidad privada de Cali – Valle(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2023) Alpala Ayala, Lilian Fernanda; Cortez Lasso, Yeisi Lorena; Paguay Chaves, Dayanit Marcela; Ospina Uribe, Martha Cecilia (Directora); Zambreno Bermeo, Rosa Nury (Directora)Breastfeeding is considered the best source of nutrition for infants, whether exclusive during the first six months of life or complemented with other foods for at least the first two years. Numerous scientific societies around the world, such as the World Health Organization or the American Association of Pediatricians, the Spanish Association of Pediatrics, support this position. This study seeks to determine the knowledge and attitudes regarding breastfeeding in students in the last semesters of the nursing program at a private university in Cali – Valle. The application of the CAPA instrument was carried out, which consists of 24 closed questions with answers on a nominal scale ranging from completely disagree to completely agree. By identifying competencies in professionals, it can contribute to improving their knowledge and attitudes to promote effective breastfeeding. It was applied to students from the last semesters. In all cases, after the analysis of variance of attitude and knowledge questions, it is evident that the students of the ninth and tenth semesters have a higher score in relation to the score obtained with the students of the eighth semester, but there are no differences between the average of the tenth grade students in relation to the average of the ninth grade students. All professionals with direct responsibility for motherchild care play an important role in the establishment and duration of breastfeeding. The lack of knowledge and attitudes in BF among health professionals, together with unfavorable attitudes, can negatively influence the initiation and maintenance of BF. Improvements in the training of professionals and the structuring of appropriate care in health institutions have proven effective in improving the prevalence and average duration of breastfeeding, in addition to increasing satisfaction rates and improving the effective use of resources.