Table 1 Sociodemographic, perinatal and breastfeeding Characteristics of Participants (N = 305)
Characteristics | n (%) or M [25,75%] |
|---|---|
Age (year) | |
≤ 25 | 60 (19.7) |
26 ~ 30 | 120 (39.3) |
31 ~ 35 | 100 (32.8) |
> 35 | 25 (8.2) |
Education | |
Junior middle school or below | 66 (21.6) |
High school or technical secondary school | 81 (26.6) |
College | 51 (16.7) |
Bachelor degree | 85 (27.9) |
Master’s or above | 22 (7.2) |
Employment | |
Unemployed | 76 (24.9) |
Employed | 229 (75.1) |
Monthly household income in the previous year, RMB | |
≤ 5000 | 101 (33.1) |
5001 ~ 10,000 | 115 (37.7) |
> 10,000 | 89 (29.2) |
Number of children in the household | |
1 | 145 (47.5) |
2 | 143 (46.9) |
≥ 3 | 17 (5.6) |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 154 (50.5) |
Multiparous | 151 (49.5) |
Mode of delivery | |
Vaginal | 207 (67.9) |
Cesarean | 98 (32.1) |
Gestational age of the infant (weeks) | |
< 37 | 18 (5.9) |
≥ 37 | 287 (94.1) |
Birth weight of the infant (kg) | |
≤ 2.5 | 14 (4.6) |
2.5 ~ 4 | 245 (80.3) |
> 4 | 46 (15.1) |
Sex of the infant | |
Female | 148 (48.5) |
Male | 157 (51.5) |
Age of the infant (months) | 4 [2,8] |
Is human milk nutritionally superior to formula? | |
Yes | 268 (87.9) |
No | 10 (3.3) |
Do not know | 27 (8.9) |