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Table 5 Univariable analysis of factors associated with willingness to donate human milk and accept donor human milk

From: Postpartum women’s views on human milk banking in a city in Southeast China: a cross-sectional survey

 

Willingness to donate human milk

Willingness to accept donor human milk

Yes

n = 224

No

n = 81

χ2 / Z

p

UOR(95%CI)

Yes

n = 136

No

n = 169

χ2/ Z

p

UOR(95%CI)

Age (year)

  

4.325

0.228

   

3.065

0.382

 

≤25

42 (18.8)

18 (22.2)

  

1 (Reference)

22 (16.2)

38 (22.5)

  

1 (Reference)

26 ~ 30

93 (41.5)

27 (33.3)

  

1.476 (0.734,2.969)

56 (41.2)

64 (37.9)

  

1.511 (0.800,2.854)

31 ~ 35

68 (30.4)

32 (39.5)

  

0.911 (0.455,1.823)

44 (32.4)

56 (33.1)

  

1.357 (0.704,2.618)

> 35

21 (9.3)

4 (4.9)

  

2.250 (0.675,7.496)

14 (10.3)

11 (6.5)

  

2.198 (0.852,5.675)

Education

  

11.211

0.024

   

2.330

0.675

 

Junior middle school or below

38 (17.0)

28 (34.6)

  

1 (Reference)

26 (19.1)

40 (23.7)

  

1 (Reference)

High school or technical secondary school

62 (27.7)

19 (23.5)

  

2.404 (1.184,4.885)

40 (29.4)

41 (24.3)

  

1.501 (0.777,2.899)

College

39 (17.4)

12 (14.8)

  

2.395 (1.065,5.386)

22 (16.2)

29 (17.2)

  

1.167 (0.556,2.452)

Bachelor degree

67 (29.9)

18 (22.2)

  

2.743 (1.344,5.598)

40 (29.4)

45 (26.6)

  

1.368 (0.712,2.625)

Master’s or above

18 (8.0)

4 (4.9)

  

3.316 (1.010,10.881)

8 (5.9)

14 (8.3)

  

0.879 (0.324,2.388)

Employment

  

3.436

0.064

   

1.199

0.289

 

Unemployed

62 (27.7)

14 (17.3)

  

1 (Reference)

38 (27.9)

38 (22.5)

  

1 (Reference)

Employed

162 (72.3)

67 (82.7)

  

0.546 (0.286,1.042)

98 (72.1)

131 (77.5)

  

0.748 (0.445,1.259)

Monthly household income in the previous year, RMB

  

4.661

0.097

   

3.476

0.176

 

≤5000

76 (33.9)

25 (30.9)

  

1.625 (0.867,3.045)

51 (37.5)

50 (29.6)

  

1.731 (0.969,3.093)

5001 ~ 10,000

90 (40.2)

25 (30.9)

  

1.924 (1.033, 3.583)

52 (38.2)

63 (37.3)

  

1.401 (0.796,2.466)

> 10,000

58 (25.9)

31 (38.3)

  

1 (Reference)

33 (24.3)

56 (33.1)

  

1 (Reference)

Number of children in the household

  

6.786

0.034

   

0.573

0.751

 

1

111 (49.6)

34 (42.0)

  

1 (Reference)

62 (45.6)

83 (49.1)

  

1 (Reference)

2

105 (46.9)

38 (46.9)

  

0.846 (0.496,1.444)

67 (49.3)

76 (45.0)

  

1.180 (0.741,1.879)

≥3

8 (3.6)

9 (11.1)

  

0.272 (0.098,0.760)

7 (5.1)

10 (5.9)

  

0.937 (0.338,2.600)

Parity

  

1.614

0.243

   

0.148

0.730

 

Primiparous

118 (52.7)

36 (44.4)

  

1 (Reference)

67 (49.3)

87 (51.5)

  

1 (Reference)

Multiparous

106 (47.3)

45 (55.6)

  

0.719 (0.431,1.198)

69 (50.7)

82 (48.5)

  

1.093 (0.696,1.716)

Mode of delivery

  

1.947

0.211

   

1.710

0.218

 

Vaginal

147 (65.6)

60 (74.1)

  

1 (Reference)

87 (64.0)

120 (71.0)

  

1 (Reference)

Cesarean

77 (34.4)

21 (25.9)

  

1.497 (0.848,2.642)

49 (36.0)

49 (29.0)

  

1.379 (0.851,2.235)

Gestational age of the infant (weeks)

  

1.491

0.222

   

0.227

0.635

 

<  37

11 (4.9)

7 (8.6)

  

1 (Reference)

9 (6.6)

9 (5.3)

  

1 (Reference)

≥ 37

213 (95.1)

74 (91.4)

  

1.832 (0.685,4.899)

127 (93.4)

160 (94.7)

  

0.794 (0.306,2.058)

Birth weight of the infant (kg)

  

3.967

0.138

   

0.520

0.771

 

≤2.5

8 (3.6)

6 (7.4)

  

1 (Reference)

5 (3.7)

9 (5.3)

  

1 (Reference)

2.5 ~ 4

178 (79.5)

67 (82.7)

  

1.993 (0.666,5.957)

111 (81.6)

134 (79.3)

  

1.491 (0.486,4.578)

>  4

38 (17.0)

8 (9.9)

  

3.562 (0.967,13.131)

20 (14.7)

26 (15.4)

  

1.385 (0.401,4.780)

Gender of the infant

  

1.484

0.223

   

0.052

0.908

 

Male

104 (46.4)

44 (54.3)

  

1 (Reference)

65 (47.8)

83 (49.1)

  

1 (Reference)

Female

120 (53.6)

37 (45.7)

  

1.372 (0.824,2.285)

71 (52.2)

86 (50.9)

  

1.054 (0.671,1.656)

Age of the infant (months)

5 (2,8)

3 (2,7)

1.669

0.095

 

5 (2,8)

4 (2,7)

0.887

0.375

 

Breastfeeding perception

  

3.179

0.21

   

4.231

0.121

 

Human milk is nutritionally superior to formula.

201 (89.7)

67 (82.7)

  

1 (Reference)

124 (91.2)

144 (85.2)

  

1 (Reference)

Formula is nutritionally superior to human milk.

7 (3.1)

3 (3.7)

  

0.778 (0.196,3.093)

5 (3.7)

5 (3.0)

  

1.161 (0.329,4.105)

I don’t know

16 (7.1)

11 (13.6)

  

0.485 (0.214,1.096)

7 (5.1)

20 (11.8)

  

0.406 (0.166,0.993)

Awareness of human milk banking.

  

2.750

0.097

   

13.094

0.000

 

Yes

43 (19.2)

9 (11.1)

  

1 (Reference)

35 (25.7)

17 (10.1)

  

1 (Reference)

No

181 (80.8)

72 (88.9)

  

0.526 (0.244,1.135)

101 (74.3)

152 (89.9)

  

0.323 (0.172,0.607)

Knowledge of human milk banking

6 (4,8)

5 (2,7)

3.754

0.000

 

7 (5,8)

5 (3,7)

4.847

0.000

 
  1. Note: 1) RMB is the Chinese currency and the exchange rate of EURO to RMB during the survey period was 1EURO = 8.0218RMB. 2) Mode of childbirth refers to the most recent delivery. 3) The infant mentioned refer to the child born to the respondent’s most recent birth. 4) The number of correct answers was added to calculate a knowledge score for each participant. 5) UOR = unadjusted odds ratio, CI = confidence interval