Characteristics | Total (N = 390) | Group | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBF < 6 months (n = 244) | EBF 6 months (n = 146) | ||||
Socio demographic data | |||||
 Maternal age (years) | 30.59 ± 5.69 | 30.50 ± 5.93 | 30.74 ± 5.29 | 0.712 | |
Marital status | |||||
 Single | 42 (10.8) | 35 (14.3) | 7 (4.8) | 0.013* | |
 Married | 334 (85.6) | 201 (82.4) | 133 (91.1) |  | |
 Separated/Divorced | 14 (3.6) | 8 (3.3) | 6 (4.1) |  | |
Educational status | |||||
 Primary school | 12 (3.1) | 10 (4.1) | 2 (1.4) | 0.021* | |
 Secondary school | 180 (46.2) | 121 (49.6) | 59 (40.4) |  | |
 Bachelor degree | 168 (43.1) | 96 (39.3) | 72 (49.3) |  | |
  ≥ Master degree | 30 (7.7) | 17 (7.0) | 13 (8.9) |  | |
Work characteristics | |||||
 Housewife | 128 (32.8) | 67 (27.5) | 61 (41.8) | 0.001* | |
 Work from Home | 82 (21.0) | 47 (19.3) | 35 (24.0) |  | |
 Outside Work | 180 (46.2) | 130 (53.3) | 50 (34.2) |  | |
Income status | |||||
 Sufficient | 230 (59.0) | 126 (51.6) | 104 (71.2) | 0.000* | |
 Insufficient | 160 (41.0) | 118 (48.4) | 42 (28.8) |  | |
Pregnancy and childbirth data | |||||
Parity | |||||
 Primiparous | 184 (47.2) | 118 (48.4) | 66 (45.2) | 0.546 | |
 Multiparous | 206 (52.8) | 126 (51.6) | 80 (54.8) |  | |
Mode of delivery | |||||
 Vaginal delivery | 177 (45.4) | 119 (48.8) | 58 (39.7) | 0.083 | |
 Caesarean section | 213 (54.6) | 125 (51.2) | 88 (60.3) |  | |
Breastfeeding data | |||||
Breastfeeding intention (n = 383) | |||||
 Yes | 372 (97.1) | 227 (59.3) | 145 (100.0) | 0.005* | |
 No | 11 (2.9) | 11 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) |  | |
Breastfeeding experiences | |||||
 Yes | 164 (42.1) | 92 (37.7) | 72 (49.3) | 0.025* | |
 No | 226 (57.9) | 152 (62.3) | 74 (50.7) |  |