Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding in Israel: a cross- sectional, observational survey
Characteristic | Category |
|---|---|
Mother’s age (years, mean ± SD) | 32.55 ± 4.2 |
Baby’s age (months, mean ± SD) | 3.04 ± 1.7 |
Parity (n, %) | |
Primiparous | 203 (35) |
Multiparous | 377 (65) |
Marital status (n, %) | |
Married | 572 (98.6) |
Not married | 8 (1.4) |
Type of birth (n, %) | |
Vaginal birth | 497 (85.6) |
Caesarean | 83 (14.3) |
Mothers employment status (n, %) | |
Employed | 70 (12) |
Maternity leave | 324 (56) |
Unemployed | 186 (32) |
Partner employment status (n, %) | |
Employed | 457 (79) |
Unemployed | 115 (20) |
Do not have a partner | 8 (1) |
Education level (n, %) | |
No academic education | 66 (11.3) |
Academic education a | 514 (88.5) |
Returned to work later than expected (%) | 151 (26.0) |