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Table 2 Demographic characteristics at three- and six-month follow-up. Values given as percentage and median (interquartile range)

From: Association of the presence of a COVID-19 infection at the time of birth and the rates of exclusive breastfeeding upon discharge in BFHI hospitals: a multicenter, prospective cohort study

 

COVID patients

Comparison group

P-value

Follow-up at 3 months

n = 101

n = 171

 

Use of pacifier

68.0

72.0

0.52

Hospital follow-up after discharge

  

< 0.0001

On-site

22.0

17.8

 

Remote

23.0

0.0

 

Not specified

55.0

82.2

 

Follow-up in a primary care facility after discharge

  

0.008

On-site

70.7

86.3

 

Remote

4.0

1.8

 

Not specified

25.3

11.9

 

Attendance of a support group

  

0.42

On-site

14.0

14.9

 

Remote

3.0

6.6

 

Did not attend

83.0

78.5

 

Going back to work

12.8

4.1

0.008

Form of professional activity

  

0.03

On-site

84.6

71.4

 

Remote

15.4

14.3

 

Hybrid

0.0

14.3

 

Type of feeding upon discharge

  

0.002

EBF

62.7

81.2

 

BF

24.5

10.3

 

FF

12.8

8.5

 

Type of feeding at 3 months

  

0.33

EBF

52.4

57.0

 

BF

17.8

21.2

 

FF

29.8

21.8

 

Follow-up at 6 months

n = 92

n = 163

 

Going back to work

46.7

53.3

0.30

Form of professional activity

  

0.21

On-site

81.4

70.1

 

Remote

11.6

10.3

 

Hybrid

7.0

19.6

 

First attendance at a daycare center

12.0

9.9

0.59

Age (w) upon first attendance at a daycare center

20 (16–23)

20 (16–23)

1

Type of feeding at 6 months

  

0.45

EBF

43.0

39.3

 

BF

16.1

22.7

 

FF

40.9

38.0

 
  1. BF breastfeeding; EBF exclusive breastfeeding; FF formula feeding;
  2. w weeks