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Characteristics of the study mothers and infants participating in a study to assess the effect of a peer counselling (PC) programme on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity |
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| PC group (n = 100) |
Control group (n = 100) |
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| Demographic Characteristics |
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| Mean maternal age, year (SD) |
29.9 (5.3) |
30 (4.6) |
| Mean age for father, year (SD) |
33.7 (7.2) |
33.4 (5.8) |
| Mother born in Hong Kong |
55% |
61% |
| Father born in Hong Kong |
69% |
72% |
| Marital Status: married |
97% |
97% |
| Primiparae |
67% |
55% |
| Previous breastfeeding experience |
57.6% * (n = 33) |
82.6% * (n = 45) |
| Mean previous breastfeeding duration: |
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| 1st child, weeks (SD) |
9.8 (15.8) * |
20.2 (23.1) * |
| 2nd child, weeks (SD) |
9.3 (13.6) |
28 (32.3) |
| 3rd child, weeks (SD) |
- |
62 (27.7) |
| Mothers education |
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| Primary |
4% |
3% |
| High school |
80% |
89% |
| Tertiary |
16% |
8% |
| Fathers education |
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| Tertiary |
20% |
15% |
| Mothers occupation |
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| White collar |
17% |
11% |
| Blue collar |
54% |
46% |
| Student |
0% |
2% |
| Housewife |
29% |
41% |
| Maternal smoking status |
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| Non smokers |
89% |
96% |
| Ex-smokers |
9% |
3% |
| Smokers |
2% |
1% |
| Fathers smoking status |
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| Smokers |
46% |
36% |
| Breastfeeding Characteristics |
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| Planned pregnancy |
59% |
53% |
| When breastfeeding decision made |
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| Before pregnancy |
30% |
28% |
| During pregnancy |
63% |
63% |
| After the birth of the baby |
7% |
9% |
| Attended antenatal class |
66% |
59% |
| Had breastfeeding duration plan (%) |
19% |
28% |
| Report breastfeeding problem at discharge |
89% * |
77% * |
| Background Information (infants) |
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| Male gender |
52% |
47% |
| Mean gestational age, weeks (SD) |
38.9 (1.2) |
39 (1.4) |
| Mean birth weight, grams (SD) |
3151 (378) |
3189 (365) |
| Mode of delivery |
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| Spontaneous vaginal delivery |
82% |
85% |
| Forceps delivery |
4% |
7% |
| Vacuum delivery |
14% |
8% |
| Father present at birth |
51% |
41% |
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* Significantly different with p value < 0.05 | ||
Wong et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2007 2:12 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-2-12 |
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