Table 1 |
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Participant demographic characteristics* |
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| Variables |
Exclusive breastfeeding (n = 17) Mean ± SD |
Mixed feeding (n = 7) Mean ± SD |
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| Age (yrs) |
30 ± 6.0 |
29 ± 5.1 |
| Education (yrs) |
17 ± 2.2 |
18 ± 2.9 |
| % (n) |
% (n) |
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| Ethnicity |
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| White |
77 (13) |
86 (6) |
| Black |
24 (4) |
14 (1) |
| Marital Status |
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| Married |
82 (14) |
100 (7) |
| Single |
18 (3) |
0 (0) |
| Parity |
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| Primiparous |
47 (8) |
43 (3) |
| Multiparous |
53 (9) |
57 (4) |
| Type of delivery |
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| Vaginal/spontaneous |
94 (16) |
86 (6) |
| Cesarean |
6 (1) |
14 (1) |
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*Differences between the groups were not statistically significant. |
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Hatsu et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:18 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-18 |
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