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Type of feeding by socio-demographic and maternal characteristics. |
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| Type of feeding |
p-value |
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| Breastfeeding (N = 200) n (%)* |
Mixed (N = 94) n (%) |
Infant Formula (N = 39) n (%) |
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| Age |
0.146 |
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| <30 |
74 (64.3) |
27 (23.5) |
14 (12.2) |
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| ≥30 |
126 (55.3) |
77 (33.8) |
25 (11.0) |
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| Mother education completed |
0.024** |
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| Less than high school |
109 (65.7) |
42 (25.3) |
15 (9.0) |
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| More than high school |
90 (51.1) |
62 (35.2) |
24 (13.6) |
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| Father education completed |
0.293 |
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| Less than high school |
115 (62.2) |
51 (27.6) |
19 (10.3) |
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| More than high school |
85 (53.8) |
53 (33.5) |
20 (12.7) |
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| Income JD/month |
0.039** |
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| <300 |
138 (60.5) |
68 (29.8) |
22 (9.6) |
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| ≥300 |
62 (54.4) |
36 (31.6) |
16 (14.0) |
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| Mothers' occupation completed |
0.0001** |
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| Housewife |
139 (67.5) |
49 (23.8) |
18 (8.7) |
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| Employed |
60 (44.1) |
55 (40.4) |
21 (15.4) |
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| Number of children |
0.044** |
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| <3 |
89 (61.0) |
35 (24.0) |
22 (15.1) |
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| ≥3 |
110 (56.7) |
67 (34.5) |
17 (8.8) |
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| Gender of baby |
0.685 |
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| Male |
119 (60.1) |
56 (28.3) |
23 (11.6) |
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| Female |
81 (56.3) |
47 (32.6) |
16 (11.1) |
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| Type of birth |
0.001** |
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| Vaginal |
182 (61.5) |
87 (29.4) |
27 (9.1) |
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| Cesarean section |
17 (37.0) |
17 (37.0) |
12 (26.1) |
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| Neonatal hospitalization |
0.078 |
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| Yes |
19 (43.2) |
17 (38.6) |
8 (18.2) |
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| No |
179 (60.5) |
86 (29.1) |
31 (10.5) |
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* Row percentage ** Statistically significant finding | ||||
Khassawneh et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2006 1:17 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-1-17 |
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