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Table 3 -Risk factors for the breastfeeding motivation score

From: Breastfeeding motivation in Pomerania: Survey of neonates in Pomerania (SNiP-Study)

 

Breastfeeding motivation score

Relative risk (95% confidence interval)

Multipara v. primipara

0.94 (0.9, 0.97); p < 0.001

Sectio vs. spontaneous delivery

0.95 (0.92, 0.98); p = 0.001

Smoking during pregnancy

0.68 (0.65, 0.71); p < 0.001

Delivery in 2006 – 2008 vs. 2004 - 2005

1.04 (1.01, 1.06); p = 0.010

Attending prenatal classes

1.08 (1.05, 1.11); p < 0.001

German nationality

0.92 (0.84, 0.99); p = 0.036

Medium vs. low education level

1.05 (1.01, 1.10); p = 0.030

High vs. low education level

1.11 (1.05, 1.17); p < 0.001

Alcohol once a month vs. no alcohol

1.04 (1.01, 1.07); p = 0.014

Alcohol more than once a month vs. no alcohol

1.15 (1.06, 1.24); p = 0.001

  1. Data was analyzed by multivariable Poisson regression initially including all potential risk factors for the breastfeeding motivation score. In the table only those variables are included which were kept in the model after a backward elimination procedure