Table 4.

Likert scale data summarising attitude to weaning advice in a self-selected sample of black and minority ethnic parents residing in London, UK, June 2010–April 2011

			%
Feelings about weaning (1 = strongly agree, 5 = strongly disagree)	n	Mean	Strongly agree	Agree	Neither	Disagree	Strongly disagree
I received conflicting advice (P* = 0·693)
Black African	96	3·2	9	29	2	47	13
Black Caribbean	63	3·2	11	25	9	45	9
Black mixed-race	68	3·0	7	34	16	35	7
South Asian	118	3·2	9	24	12	52	3
I was satisfied with the advice I received (P* = 0·607)†
Black African	106	1·9	37	46	10	7	0
Black Caribbean	54	1·9	43	33	15	6	4
Black mixed-race	68	2·0	28	61	8	3	1
South Asian	120	1·9	22	60	10	7	0
I felt confident about when to wean my baby (P* < 0·001)†
Black African	106	1·6a	51	42	5	3	0
Black Caribbean	54	1·6a	54	35	6	6	0
Black mixed-race	68	2·2b	25	46	16	13	0
South Asian	120	1·8a	40	44	8	8	0
I was given clear advice about the current guidelines (P* < 0·001)†
Black African	105	2·4c	21	44	13	18	4
Black Caribbean	54	2·5c	20	37	17	20	6
Black mixed-race	68	2·6c	9	46	24	19	3
South Asian	120	2·0d	32	47	10	11	1
I felt anxious about when to wean my baby (P* < 0·001)
Black African	102	3·5e	9	17	10	48	17
Black Caribbean	54	3·4e	4	28	4	50	15
Black mixed-race	68	2·8f	9	40	24	22	6
South Asian	120	3·3e	3	28	14	52	4
I felt confused about when to wean my baby (P* < 0·001)
Black African	102	4·0g	0	14	4	54	28
Black Caribbean	54	3·8g	2	11	7	63	17
Black mixed-race	68	3·3h	7	16	28	35	13
South Asian	120	3·5h	4	13	16	63	5
I did not receive enough advice (P* = 0·691)
Black African	100	3·5	2	16	20	51	11
Black Caribbean	54	3·4	7	15	22	44	11
Black mixed-race	68	3·4	0	28	24	32	16
South Asian	120	3·4	3	17	21	55	5
I received too much advice (P* = 0·991)
Black African	102	3·5	7	16	21	39	18
Black Caribbean	54	4·4	13	11	11	48	17
Black mixed-race	67	3·4	3	16	24	51	6
South Asian	120	3·4	6	14	18	57	5
Total attitudinal score† (P < 0·001‡, P = 0·049§)
Black African
Mean	3·5i
sd	1·3
Black Caribbean
Mean	3·6i
sd	1·2
Black mixed-race
Mean	3·4j
sd	1·1
Total Black
Mean	3·5
sd	1·2
South Asian
Mean	3·6i
sd	1·0

Mean score calculated using scores assigned to responses to each statement from 1 = ‘strongly agree’ to 5 = ‘strongly disagree’.

^a–jMean scores within the same question with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P = 0·05). For total attitudinal score, the mean score without the superscript was not included in the test.

*ANOVA analysis of means used to assess differences between scores for each ethnic group.

†For calculation of total attitudinal score, scoring is reversed on the positive questions; therefore higher total score indicates overall positivity.

‡P value for comparison across the three Black ethnic groups and South Asians.

§P value for comparison between total Blacks and South Asians.