From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of breastfeeding in the north of Jordan: a cross-sectional study
Type of feeding | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Breastfeeding (N = 200) n (%)* | Mixed (N = 94) n (%) | Infant Formula (N = 39) n (%) | ||
Age | 0.146 | |||
<30 | 74 (64.3) | 27 (23.5) | 14 (12.2) | |
≥30 | 126 (55.3) | 77 (33.8) | 25 (11.0) | |
Mother education completed | 0.024** | |||
Less than high school | 109 (65.7) | 42 (25.3) | 15 (9.0) | |
More than high school | 90 (51.1) | 62 (35.2) | 24 (13.6) | |
Father education completed | 0.293 | |||
Less than high school | 115 (62.2) | 51 (27.6) | 19 (10.3) | |
More than high school | 85 (53.8) | 53 (33.5) | 20 (12.7) | |
Income JD/month | 0.039** | |||
<300 | 138 (60.5) | 68 (29.8) | 22 (9.6) | |
≥300 | 62 (54.4) | 36 (31.6) | 16 (14.0) | |
Mothers' occupation completed | 0.0001** | |||
Housewife | 139 (67.5) | 49 (23.8) | 18 (8.7) | |
Employed | 60 (44.1) | 55 (40.4) | 21 (15.4) | |
Number of children | 0.044** | |||
<3 | 89 (61.0) | 35 (24.0) | 22 (15.1) | |
≥3 | 110 (56.7) | 67 (34.5) | 17 (8.8) | |
Gender of baby | 0.685 | |||
Male | 119 (60.1) | 56 (28.3) | 23 (11.6) | |
Female | 81 (56.3) | 47 (32.6) | 16 (11.1) | |
Type of birth | 0.001** | |||
Vaginal | 182 (61.5) | 87 (29.4) | 27 (9.1) | |
Cesarean section | 17 (37.0) | 17 (37.0) | 12 (26.1) | |
Neonatal hospitalization | 0.078 | |||
Yes | 19 (43.2) | 17 (38.6) | 8 (18.2) | |
No | 179 (60.5) | 86 (29.1) | 31 (10.5) |