Table 5 Associations with infant feeding practice and breastfeeding belief (score) in Brazil, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, and the UK
Total N= 3,253 Mean (SD) | p-value | Brazil N= 560 Mean (SD) | p-value | Taiwan N= 614 Mean (SD) | p-value | Thailand N= 840 Mean (SD) | p-value | South Korea N= 381 Mean (SD) | p-value | UK N= 858 Mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BF Belief (scores) | 13.3 (2,7) | 16.0 (2.1) | 12.6 (2.2) | 12.0 (2.3) | 11.1 (1.9) | 14.5 (1.9) | < 0.0001 | |||||
Infant feeding practice | ||||||||||||
BF at breast | ||||||||||||
Yes No | 13.7 (2.7) 12.4 (2.4) | <.0001 | 16.0 (2.0) 15.5 (2.3) | 0.065 | 13.0 (2.2) 12.3 (2.1) | 0.000 | 12.0 (2.2) 12.0 (2.3) | 0.914 | 11.1 (1.9) 11.1 (1.9) | 0.759 | 14.7 (1.8) 13.5 (2.2) | < 0.0001 |
Breast milk expressed | ||||||||||||
Yes No | 12.5 (2.5) 13.9 (2.6) | <.0001 | 15.7 (2.2) 16.0 (2.1) | 0.226 | 12.7 (2.2) 12.6 (2.2) | 0.805 | 12.0 (2.3) 12.0 (2.3) | 0.761 | 11.0 (1.8) 11.3 (1.9) | 0.168 | 14.6 (2.0) 14.5 (1.9) | 0.455 |
Infant formula | ||||||||||||
Yes No | 12.5 (2.5) 14.0 (2.6) | <.0001 | 15.6 (2.3) 16.1 (2.0) | 0.083 | 12.4 (2.1) 13.4 (2.3) | <.0001 | 11.6 (2.4) 12.2 (2.3) | <.0001 | 11.0 (1.8) 11.2 (1.9) | 0.300 | 13.9 (2.2) 14.7 (1.7) | < 0.0001 |
Solid, semi-solid, or soft foods | ||||||||||||
Yes No | 13.1 (2.5) 13.4 (2.7) | 0.015 | 15.9 (2.2) 16.0 (2.1) | 0.826 | 13.0 (2.1) 12.6 (2.2) | 0.117 | 11.8 (2.0) 12.0 (2.3) | 0.500 | 10.8 (1.6) 11.2 (1.9) | 0.100 | 14.5 (1.9) 14.5 (1.9) | 0.919 |