From: Exposure to marketing of breastmilk substitutes in Mexican women: Sources and scope
Infant feeding practices | ||||
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Breastfeeding only (n = 151) | Mixed feeding (n = 603) | Total (n = 754) | p-value a | |
Age (years)b | 26.13 ± 5.7 | 27.9 ± 6.5 | 27.6 ± 6.3 | 0.002 |
Parity- n (%) c | ||||
Primiparous | 68 (45) | 257 (42.6) | 325 (43.1) | 0.59 |
Multiparous | 83 (55) | 346 (57.4) | 429 (56.9) | |
Education level—n (%) c | ||||
Secondary or less | 78 (51.7) | 302 (50.1) | 380 (50.4) | 0.22 |
High school | 61 (40.4) | 223 (37) | 284 (37.7) | |
Undergraduate and graduate | 12 (7.9) | 78 (12.9) | 90 (11.9) | |
Employment status- n (%)c | ||||
Yes | 28 (18.5) | 203 (33.7) | 231 (30.6) | < 0.0001 |
No | 123 (81.5) | 400 (66.3) | 523 (69.4) | |
Child´s age- n (%) c | ||||
One month or younger | 21 (13.9) | 33 (5.4) | 54 (7.2) | < 0.0001 |
2—3 months | 27 (17.9) | 117 (19.4) | 144 (19.1) | |
4—6 months | 36 (23.8) | 150 (24.9) | 186 (24.7) | |
7—9 months | 32 (21.2) | 65 (10.8) | 97 (12.8) | |
10—12 months | 35 (23.2) | 85 (14.1) | 120 (15.9) | |
13—18 months | 0 (0) | 153 (25.4) | 153 (20.3) | |
Previous experience breastfeeding – n (%) c | ||||
Yes | 76 (91.6) | 295 (85.3) | 371 (86.5) | 0.13 |
No | 7 (8.4) | 51 (14.7) | 58 (13.5) |