Table 1 Baseline characteristics and breastfeeding outcomes (N = 485)
From: Validation of the Arabic Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale (MBFES-A) among Lebanese women
| Continuous Variables, normal distribution | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age (Years) | 31.1 (4.9) |
| Gestation (Completed weeks) | 38.4 (1.3) |
| Infant’s birth weight (Grams) | 3265.6 (405.1) |
| BFK-A score | 12.5 (2.0) |
| IIFAS-A score | 67.0 (7.2) |
| Continuous Variables, skewed distribution | Median (IQR) |
| Number of children | 1 (0, 1) |
| Range | 0–5 |
| †Number of breastfed children | 1 (1, 2) |
| Range | 0–5 |
| †Longest duration of previous EBF (months) | 3 (0.0, 11.8) |
| Range | 0.0–29.0 |
| †Longest duration of any previous BF (months) | 1.0 (0.0–5.0) |
| Range | 0.0–30.0 |
| Categorical Variables | n (%) |
| Primiparous | 218 (44.9) |
| Cesarean delivery | 201 (41.4) |
| Male infant | 231 (47.6) |
| Education | |
| < University | 64 (13.2) |
| ≥ University | 421 (86.8) |
| Employed | 293 (60.4%) |
| Full-time | 246 (84.0) |
| Can leave work to BF | 99 (33.8) |
| Can pump at work | 243 (82.9) |
| ‡Monthly income ($) | |
| ≤ 1000 | 63 (13.2) |
| 1001- < 5000 | 304 (63.7) |
| ≥ 5000 | 110 (23.1) |
| Has support at home | 470 (96.9%) |
| Infant nutrition at 2 weeks | |
| EBF | 248 (53.8) |
| Mixed feeding | 183 (39.7) |
| Artificial milk | 30 (6.5) |
| Infant nutrition at 1 month | |
| EBF | 216 (48.0) |
| Mixed feeding | 183 (40.7) |
| Artificial milk | 51 (11.3) |
| Infant nutrition at 3 months | |
| EBF | 172 (38.4) |
| Mixed feeding | 147 (32.8) |
| Artificial milk | 129 (28.8) |