Table 2 Variables used for multinomial logistic regression
Variable | Description | Category | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
\(kind\) | Type of feeding | Direct exclusive breastfeeding (DBF) | 1 |
Indirect exclusive breastfeeding (IBF) | 2 | ||
Partial exclusive breastfeeding (PEB) | 3 | ||
Commercial milk formula (CMF) | 4 | ||
\(work\) | Employment status | Working | 1 |
Not working | 0 | ||
\(mar\) | Marital status | Married | 1 |
Divorced | 0 | ||
\(educ\) | Education | Senior high school or higher | 1 |
Middle school or lower | 0 | ||
\(age\) | Age in years | Average | 29 |
Min-Max | 16–54 | ||
\(child\) | Number of children | Average | 2 |
Min-Max | 1–5 | ||
\(time\) | Time required to breastfeed/provide CMF in minutes | Average | 188 |
Min-Max | 14-1200 | ||
\(dep\) | CESD-R-10* | Average | -2.44 |
Min-Max | -5.95-0.89 |