Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (n = 53).
| Characteristics | Frequency (N) | Percentage (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | ||||
| 18–30 | 27 | 50.9 | ||
| 31–40 | 25 | 47.2 | ||
| 41–50 | 1 | 1.9 | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 27 | 50.9 | ||
| Married | 16 | 30.2 | ||
| Separated | 3 | 5.7 | ||
| Divorced | 4 | 7.5 | ||
| Prefer not to answer | 3 | 5.7 | ||
| Parity | ||||
| 0 | 5 | 9.4 | ||
| 1–2 | 32 | 60.4 | ||
| 3–4 | 13 | 24.5 | ||
| 5 or more | 3 | 5.7 | ||
| Education | ||||
| Grades 1–11 | 4 | 7.5 | ||
| High school | 1 | 1.9 | ||
| High school diploma or GED | 10 | 18.9 | ||
| Some college | 17 | 32.1 | ||
| Graduated 2-year college | 6 | 11.3 | ||
| Graduated 4-year college | 10 | 18.9 | ||
| Masters | 3 | 5.7 | ||
| PhD | 2 | 3.8 | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Full-time | 18 | 34.0 | ||
| Part-time | 17 | 32.1 | ||
| Unemployed | 14 | 26.4 | ||
| Student | 4 | 7.5 | ||
| Exclusive breastfeeding intention | ||||
| Formula feed only | 2 | 3.8 | ||
| Breastfeed only | 43 | 81.1 | ||
| Formula feed and breastfeed | 7 | 13.2 | ||
| Undecided | 1 | 1.9 | ||
| General self-efficacy, mean ± SD | 33.56 (4.67) | |||
| Exclusive breastfeeding self-efficacy, mean ± SD | 35.15 (7.41) | |||