Table 1 Rank order assigned by mothers to seven different factors influencing their feeding decisions.
From: A rapid ethnographic study of breastfeeding in the North and South of Italy
Factor influencing infant feeding decisions | Percentage of mothers ranking each factor as: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | |
Provides optimal nutrition and growth | 78 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
It is clean and sterile | 10 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
Babies are healthier | 9 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
It is easy and convenient | 2 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
It helps keeping me slim and beautiful | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 51 |
It is cheap | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 31 |
It makes me feel free | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 10 |