Table 3 Breastfeeding attitudes, intentions and problems: Vietnamese-born women compared with Australian-born women
Breastfeeding attitudes, intentions and problems | Australian-born women n (%)†| Vietnamese-born women n (%)†| Odds Ratio (95% CI) | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Planned to breastfeed | (n = 100) | (n = 100) | Â | Â |
| Â | 90 | 79 | 0.42 (0.17,1.00) | 0.05 |
Breastfeeding preferred by partner (women's perceptions) | (n = 95) 61 (64.2) | (n = 85) 62 (73.0) | 1.50 (0.76,2.98) | 0.27 |
If breastfeeding, attitude towards colostrum compared with milk produced later | (n = 84) | (n = 75) | Â | Â |
   More healthy for baby | 46 (54.8) | 19 (25.7) | 0.28 (0.13,0.58) | <0.001 |
   Equally healthy | 20 (23.8) | 48 (64.9) | 5.69 (2.71,12.06) | <0.001 |
   Less healthy | 0 | 1 (1.3) | ** |  |
   Not sure | 18 (21.4) | 7 (9.3) | 0.38 (0.13,1.04) | 0.06 |
Breastfed within 1 hour of birth | (n = 93) | (n = 68) | Â | Â |
| Â | 65 (69.9) | 38 (55.9) | 0.55 (0.27,1.10) | 0.10 |
Problems breastfeeding | (n = 84) | (n = 75) | Â | Â |
Great/good deal | 12 (14.3) | 6 (8.0) | 0.52 (0.15,1.61) | 0.32 |
   Moderate | 17 (20.2) | 10 (13.3) | 0.61 (0.24,1.53) | 0.34 |
   Very little/none | 55 (65.5) | 59 (78.7) | 1.94 (0.90,4.22) | 0.09 |
Type of breastfeeding problems | (n = 29) | (n = 16) | Â | Â |
   Attachment | 24 (82.8) | 5 (31.3) | 0.09 (0.02,0.48) | 0.002 |
   No/insufficient milk | 1 (3.4) | 3 (18.8) | ** |  |
   Baby unsettled | 4 (13.8) | 1 (6.3) | ** |  |
   Sore nipples | 5 (17.2) | 10 (62.5) | 8.00 (1.65,42.48) | 0.006 |
   Other | 2 (6.9) | 2 (12.5) | ** |  |