Postnatal mental health, breastfeeding beliefs, and breastfeeding practices in rural China

Table 3 Associations between postnatal mental health problems and breastfeeding beliefs (n = 742)

	Breastfeeding attitude		Breastfeeding self-efficacy
	𝛽 (95% CI)	p-value	𝛽 (95% CI)	p-value
Symptoms of depression	−1.11 (−2.07, −0.14)	0.024	−3.19 (−4.93, − 1.45)	0.000
Symptoms of anxiety	−0.46 (− 1.36, 0.44)	0.314	− 1.81 (− 3.43, − 0.18)	0.029
Symptoms of stress	−0.70 (− 1.86, 0.46)	0.237	−2.88 (− 4.98, − 0.78)	0.007

Controlled for demographic characteristics and breastfeeding practices (infant gender, infant age, premature birth status, whether the infant was born with a low birth weight, maternal age, maternal education level, paternal education level, family income, and breastfeeding practice)

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