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Table 2 Participants’ characteristics in the study sample: Mean (± SD) and Median (± IQR) (n = 344)

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of breastfeeding among women visiting primary healthcare clinics on the island of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Variable

Mean (± SDa)

Median (±IQRb)

Number of people living inside house (Including housemaids, drivers, etc.)

4.7 (± 2.9)

4 (± 2)

Age of last child (in months)

8.2 (± 5.7)

6 (± 8)

Employer-entitled breastfeeding hours per day (in hours)

1.1 (± 0.3)

1 (± 1)

Employer-entitled breastfeeding hours duration (in months)

15.3 (± 5.2)

18 (± 6)

Breastfeeding duration of previous children (in months) (n = 171)

16.2 (± 7.3)

17 (± 12)

Age of stopping breastfeeding of last child (in months) (n = 66)

7.1 (± 5.4)

6 (± 9)

  1. aSD Standard deviation, b IQR Interquartile range