A mixed-methods study on the association of six-month predominant breastfeeding with socioecological factors and COVID-19 among experienced breastfeeding women in Hong Kong

Table 1 Characteristics and breastfeeding pattern of participants

Characteristic	Total (n = 793) %	Children aged less than 6 months (n = 137) %	Children aged 6 months or more
Characteristic	Total (n = 793) %	Children aged less than 6 months (n = 137) %	Six-month PBF (n = 286) %	Not six-month PBF (n = 370) %	p-value*
Maternal age					0.270
21–30	8.6	12.4	7.0	8.4
31–40	77.4	83.2	74.5	77.6
≥ 41	14.0	4.4	18.5	14.1
Maternal education					0.757
Secondary or below	7.7	6.6	8.0	7.8
Post-secondary: diploma / certificate	8.3	13.9	8.4	6.2
Post-secondary: sub-degree course	1.9	0.7	2.1	2.2
Post-secondary: degree course	82.1	78.8	81.5	83.8
Maternal employment status					0.638
Employed (full time)	57.4	36.5	59.8	63.2
Employed (part time)	9.2	4.4	10.1	10.3
Unemployed	26.5	30.7	26.9	24.6
On maternity leave	6.9	28.5	3.1	1.9
Monthly total household income (HKD)					0.645
≤ 29,999	7.8	9.8	6.8	7.8
30,000–49,999	14.4	15.0	16.1	12.7
50,000–69,999	19.8	23.3	16.8	20.8
70,000–89,999	15.5	12.0	15.8	16.6
90,000–109,999	15.0	15.8	16.1	13.9
≥ 110,000	27.6	24.1	28.3	28.3
Size of residential property (sq. ft.)					0.091
≤ 400	17.3	16.3	16.3	18.5
400–599	23.4	29.6	18.4	25.0
600–799	24.4	22.2	25.4	24.5
≥ 800	34.9	31.9	39.9	32.1
Number of people in the household					0.008
2	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5
3	34.6	34.6	28.3	39.6
4	39.5	35.3	45.2	36.6
≥ 5	25.4	28.7	26.5	23.3
Birth hospital					< 0.001
Public hospital	60.2	53.3	69.9	55.1
Private hospital	39.8	46.7	30.1	44.9

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