Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan

Table 1 Characteristics of study sample (n = 715)

Variables		Shift work (n = 334)		Non-shift work (n = 381)		P-value
Variables		n	%	n	%	P-value
Age (years)	20–29	99	29.64	72	18.89	< 0.01
Age (years)	≥ 30	235	70.36	309	81.11
Education	College and above	199	59.58	313	82.15	< 0.01
Education	Below college level	135	40.42	68	17.85
Worksite	Clean room	253	75.74	67	17.58	< 0.01
Worksite	Office	81	24.26	314	82.42
Work hours per day	8	7	2.09	112	29.39	< 0.01
Work hours per day	9 − 14	327	97.91	269	70.61
Access to lactation room	Share space	328	98.20	280	73.49	< 0.01
Access to lactation room	Dedicated space	6	1.80	101	26.51
Using lactation room	Yes	145	43.41	274	71.91	< 0.01
Using lactation room	No	189	56.59	107	28.09
Awareness of breast-pumping breaks policy	Yes	260	77.84	274	71.91	0.06
Awareness of breast-pumping breaks policy	No	74	22.16	107	28.09
Using 2 breast-pumping breaks per day	Yes	91	27.24	168	44.09	< 0.01
Using 2 breast-pumping breaks per day	No	243	72.76	213	55.91
Breastfeeding during maternity leave	Ever breastfed	301	90.11	334	87.66	0.29
Breastfeeding during maternity leave	Never breastfed	33	9.89	47	12.34
Continue to breastfeed after returning to work (breastfed for at least 1 month)	Yes	132	39.52	224	58.79	< 0.01
	(1 − 6 months)	(72)	(21.55)	(92)	(24.14)	0.01
	(> 6 months)	(60)	(17.96)	(132)	(34.64)
	No	202	60.47	157	41.20

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