Getting schooled: teachers’ views on school-based breastfeeding education in Lebanon

Table 4 Teacher characteristics found to be significantly different between SBBE supporters and non-supporters

Variable, n (%)	SBBE supporters (N = 133)	SBBE non-supporters (N = 57)	p - value
Breastfeeding history
Ever breastfed^a	82 (62)	32 (56)	0.015
Never breastfed	14 (11)	17 (30)
High school teacher
Yes	38 (29)	8 (14)	0.013
No	95 (71)	49 (86)
Currently teaching about BF
Yes	8 (6)	0 (0)	0.044
No	125 (94)	57 (100)
Attitude score^b	5.39 ± 0.59	5.18 ± 0.68	0.048

SBBE, school-based breastfeeding education. BF, breastfeeding. n = 3 participants did not respond to whether or not they support SBBE (missing data). p - values determined using Chi-square test except for attitude score determined using independent student t - test. ^aeither participant or partner has breastfed any of their children, exclusively or not, for any duration of time during the first 6 months postnatal; ^bmean ± SD with a maximum possible score of 6 for strongly agreeing that the discussing the topic of breastfeeding in public is a taboo and that breastfeeding should be taught to both boys and girls in school

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