Table 1.
Characteristics of women enrolled in the study
| Total recruited (353) N (%) |
Callers (84) N (%) |
Non-callers (269) N (%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region of delivery | ||||
| Greater Beirut | 125(35.4) | 34(40.5) | 91(33.8) | |
| South | 55(15.6) | 15(17.9) | 40 (14.9) | 0.198 |
| Bekaa | 70(19.8) | 10 (11.9) | 60(22.3) | |
| North | 103(29.2) | 25 (29.8) | 78(29.0) | |
| Education* | ||||
| None + Elementary | 32(9.1) | 5(6.0) | 27(10.0) | 0.107 |
| Intermediate+ secondary | 213(60.3) | 46(54.8) | 167(62.1) | |
| University degree | 108(30.6) | 33 (39.3) | 70(27.9) | |
| Age (yrs) | 0.123 | |||
| Less than 21 | 70(19.8) | 13 (15.5) | 57(21.2) | |
| 21-24 | 107(30.3) | 20(23.8) | 87(32.3) | |
| 25-28 | 94(26.6) | 31(36.9) | 63(23.4) | |
| 29-32 | 41(11.6) | 11(13.1) | 30(11.2) | |
| More than 32 | 41(11.6) | 9(10.7) | 32(11.9) | |
| Type of delivery | ||||
| Vaginal | 191(54.4) | 42(50.6) | 149 (55.6) | 0.425 |
| C- section | 160(45.6) | 41(49.4) | 119(44.4) | |
| Intent to breastfeed exclusively | 261(74.4) | 68(81.0) | 193(72.3) | 0.113 |
| Yes | 90(25.6) | 16(19.0) | 74(27.7) | |
| No | ||||
| Number of prenatal visits | ||||
| Mean (± SD) | 10 ± 4 | 10.85 ± 4.2 | 9.27 ± 3.7 | 0.001 |
• Elementary education refers to first though fifth grade;
• Intermediate education refers to sixth through eighth grade;
• Secondary education refers to eleventh though thirteen grade.