Table 2 Breastfeeding intention according to socio-demographic characteristics among Syrian and Jordanian mothers
Variables | Syria | Jordan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Do not intend to breastfeed n (%) | Intend to breastfeed n (%) | P-value | Do not intend to breastfeed n (%) | Intend to breastfeed n (%) | P-value |
Mothers age(years) | Â | Â | 0.08 | Â | Â | 0.12 |
   ≤ 25 | 67 (26.4) | 187 (73.6) |  | 87 (26.3) | 244 (73.7) |  |
   > 25 | 70 (20.2) | 276 (79.8) |  | 56 (20.8) | 213 (79.2) |  |
Education | Â | Â | 0.01 | Â | Â | 0.01 |
   < high school | 106 (26.1) | 300 (73.9) |  | 5 (9.8) | 46 (90.2) |  |
   ≥ high school | 31 (16) | 163 (84) |  | 138 (25.1) | 411 (74.9) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | 0.05 | Â | Â | 0.21 |
   Employed | 16 (15.4) | 88 (84.6) |  | 22 (20.0) | 88 (80.0) |  |
   Not employed | 121 (24.4) | 375 (75.6) |  | 121 (24.7) | 369 (75.3) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | 0.96 | Â | Â | 0.00 |
   Yes | 42 (22.7) | 143 (77.3) |  | 30 (44.8) | 37 (55.2) |  |
   No | 95 (22.9) | 320 (77.1) |  | 113 (21.2 | 420 (78.8) |  |
Family income per month | Â | Â | 0.01 | Â | Â | 0.32 |
   ≤ $200 | 90 (26.9) | 245 (73.1) |  | 86 (22.5) | 296 (77.5) |  |
   > $200 | 47 (17.7) | 218 (82.3) |  | 57(26.1) | 161 (73.9) |  |
Household composition | Â | Â | 0.47 | Â | Â | 0.00 |
   Not living with family in law | 121 (23.3) | 398(76.7) |  | 117 (21.7) | 422 (78.3) |  |
   Living with family in law | 16 (19.8) | 65(80.2) |  | 26 (42.6) | 35 (57.4) |  |
Number of live births | Â | Â | 0.01 | Â | Â | 0.00 |
   0 | 41 (27.2) | 110 (72.8) |  | 63 (32.8) | 129 (67.2) |  |
   1 | 24 (14.5) | 141 (85.5) |  | 25 (25) | 75 (75) |  |
   2 | 34 (21.3) | 126 (78.8) |  | 13 (11.5) | 100 (88.5) |  |
   ≥3 | 38 (30.6) | 86 (69.4) |  | 42 (21.5) | 153 (78.5) |  |
Hearing about breastfeeding benefits | Â | Â | 0.14 | Â | Â | 0.03 |
   Media | 8 (5.8) | 53 (11.4) |  | 88 (27.6) | 231 (72.4) |  |
   Relatives | 81 (59.1) | 246 (53.1) |  | 39 (22.3) | 136 (77.7) |  |
   Health care professionals | 48 (35.0) | 164 (35.4) |  | 16 (15.1) | 90 (84.9) |  |
Previous breastfeeding experience | Â | Â | 0.02 | Â | Â | 0.00 |
   Yes | 82 (20) | 328 (80) |  | 57 (16.1) | 297 (83.9) |  |
   No | 55 (28.9) | 135 (71.1) |  | 86 (35) | 160 (65) |  |
Breastfeeding partner support | Â | Â | 0.01 | Â | Â | 0.00 |
   Yes | 125 (22.1) | 440(77.9) |  | 100 (20.8) | 381 (79.2) |  |
   No | 12 (34.3) | 23(65.7) |  | 43 (36.1) | 76 (63.9) |  |
Breastfeeding family/peer support | Â | Â | 0.24 | Â | Â | 0.14 |
   Yes | 117 (23.8) | 375 (76.2) |  | 94 (22.2) | 330 (77.8) |  |
   No | 20 (18.5) | 88(81.5) |  | 49 (27.8) | 127 (72.2) |  |