Table 2

Type of feeding by socio-demographic and maternal characteristics.


Type of feeding

p-value

Breastfeeding (N = 200) n (%)*
Mixed (N = 94) n (%)
Infant Formula (N = 39) n (%)


Age



0.146
<30
74 (64.3)
27 (23.5)
14 (12.2)

≥30
126 (55.3)
77 (33.8)
25 (11.0)






Mother education completed



0.024**
Less than high school
109 (65.7)
42 (25.3)
15 (9.0)

More than high school
90 (51.1)
62 (35.2)
24 (13.6)






Father education completed



0.293
Less than high school
115 (62.2)
51 (27.6)
19 (10.3)

More than high school
85 (53.8)
53 (33.5)
20 (12.7)






Income JD/month



0.039**
<300
138 (60.5)
68 (29.8)
22 (9.6)

≥300
62 (54.4)
36 (31.6)
16 (14.0)






Mothers' occupation completed



0.0001**
Housewife
139 (67.5)
49 (23.8)
18 (8.7)

Employed
60 (44.1)
55 (40.4)
21 (15.4)






Number of children



0.044**
<3
89 (61.0)
35 (24.0)
22 (15.1)

≥3
110 (56.7)
67 (34.5)
17 (8.8)






Gender of baby



0.685
Male
119 (60.1)
56 (28.3)
23 (11.6)

Female
81 (56.3)
47 (32.6)
16 (11.1)






Type of birth



0.001**
Vaginal
182 (61.5)
87 (29.4)
27 (9.1)

Cesarean section
17 (37.0)
17 (37.0)
12 (26.1)






Neonatal hospitalization



0.078
Yes
19 (43.2)
17 (38.6)
8 (18.2)

No
179 (60.5)
86 (29.1)
31 (10.5)


* Row percentage

** Statistically significant finding

Khassawneh et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:17   doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-17