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. 2009 Jul 22;9:31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-31

Table 4.

Breast examination and orientation about breast feeding during prenatal care according to the Modified Adequacy of Prenatal Care Use index, Aracaju, Brazil, 2005

Variable Modified Adequacy of prenatal care use index
Inadequate Adequate Total
n % n %
Breast Examination *
 Yes 764 49.6 1904 63.2 2668
 No 776 50.4 1107 36.8 1883
Oriented about breastfeeding*
 Yes 718 46.8 1818 60.5 2536
 No 817 53.2 1187 39.5 2004

Total 1540 100.0 3012 100.0 4552

* p < 0.001

Numbers may not add up to total because of missing values