Table 2 Comparison of characteristics associated with discontinuation of breastfeeding prior to 6-months postpartum in the exclusive breastfeeding and any breastfeeding groups (N = 209)
Factors | Exclusive breastfeeding | p-value | Any breastfeeding | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 6mo N = 161 | ≥ 6mo N = 48 | < 6mo N = 105 | ≥ 6mo N = 104 | |||
Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | |||
Age (years) | 33.7 ± 5.3 | 32.8 ± 4.0 | 0.201 | 33.5 ± 5.2 | 33.4 ± 4.8 | 0.951 |
Marital status | 1.000 | 0.683 | ||||
Single | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 1(0.9) | 1 (1.0) | ||
Married | 156 (96.9) | 47 (97.9) | 103(98.2) | 101 (96.1) | ||
Separated | 3 (1.9) | 1 (2.1) | 1(0.9) | 3 (2.9) | ||
Educational level (n = 205) | 0.001 | 0.166 | ||||
Primary school | 17 (10.8) | 4 (8.5) | 11 (10.7) | 10 (9.8) | ||
High school | 57 (36.0) | 10 (21.3) | 35 (34.0) | 32 (31.4) | ||
Bachelor degree | 84 (53.2) | 28 (59.6) | 57 (55.3) | 55 (53.9) | ||
Master degree or higher | 0 (0.0) | 5 (10.6) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (4.9) | ||
Occupation (N = 209) | 0.016 | 0.092 | ||||
Housewife | 41 (25.5) | 9 (18.7) | 24 (22.9) | 26 (25.0) | ||
Employee | 92 (57.1) | 22 (45.7) | 65 (61.9) | 49 (47.1) | ||
Government officer | 6 (3.7) | 8 (16.7) | 4 (3.8) | 10 (9.6) | ||
Private business owner | 22 (13.7) | 9 (18.8) | 12 (11.4) | 19 (18.3) | ||
Maternity leave length for 3 months (n = 158) | 66 (55.0) | 23 (60.5) | 0.579 | 48 (59.3) | 41 (53.2) | 0.521 |
Family earnings (THB/month) | 0.212 | 0.180 | ||||
< 10,000 | 29 (18.0) | 7 (14.6) | 17 (16.2) | 19 (18.3) | ||
10,000-50,000 | 117 (72.7) | 32 (66.7) | 80 (76.2) | 69 (66.3) | ||
> 50,000 | 15 (9.3) | 9 (18.7) | 8 (7.6) | 16 (15.4) | ||
Primiparity | 73 (45.3) | 25 (52.1) | 0.416 | 47 (44.8) | 51 (49.0) | 0.580 |
Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.4 ± 4.9 | 23.7 ± 5.9 | 0.439 | 24.9 ± 5.1 | 23.7 ± 5.0 | 0.088 |
Gestational weight gain | 11.2 ± 4.8 | 12.4 ± 4.9 | 0.129 | 11.4 ± 5.1 | 11.5 ± 4.6 | 0.914 |
Gestational age at delivery | 37.5 ± 2.2 | 38.1 ± 1.9 | 0.104 | 37.5 ± 2.1 | 37.8 ± 2.2 | 0.456 |
Cesarean section delivery | 81 (50.3) | 15 (31.3) | 0.022 | 54 (51.4) | 42 (40.4) | 0.127 |
Inversion or retraction of nipple (n = 209) | 31 (19.5) | 4 (8.3) | 0.081 | 24 (23.3) | 11 (10.6) | 0.016 |
Infants with severe tongue tie (n = 202) | 28 (18.1) | 10 (22.2) | 0.334 | 15 (14.9) | 23 (23.2) | 0.092 |
History of completed 6-month EBF (n = 177) | 20 (15.2) | 12 (26.7) | 0.115 | 12 (13.8) | 20 (22.2) | 0.173 |
History of completed 6-month any breastfeeding (n = 168) | 29 (22.7) | 13 (32.5) | 0.216 | 15 (19.5) | 27 (29.7) | 0.154 |
Intention time to breastfeed in index pregnancy (months, n = 197) | 5.2 ± 2.9 | 7.0 ± 3.3 | < 0.001 | 4.6 ± 2.2 | 6.6 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |
Intention to breastfeed at least 6 months postpartum (n = 197) | 91 (59.5) | 43 (97.7) | < 0.001 | 52 (51.5) | 82 (85.4) | < 0.001 |
Initiation of breastfeeding within the first 24 h after delivery (n = 204) | 44 (27.3) | 17 (35.4) | 0.238 | 21 (20.0) | 40 (38.5) | 0.004 |
Contraceptive method | 0.007 | < 0.001 | ||||
Non-hormonal contraception | 81(50.3) | 18 (37.5) | 53 (50.5) | 46 (44.2) | ||
Progestin-only contraception | 66 (41.0) | 30 (62.5) | 39 (37.1) | 57 (54.8) | ||
Combined hormonal contraception | 14 (8.7) | 0(0.0) | 13 (12.4) | 1 (1.0) | ||