TABLE 5. Factors Associated With the Continuation of Breastfeeding in Multiple Cox Regression Models.
Major Factors | B | SE | Hazard Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | p Value |
Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale | −.06 | .03 | 0.94 (0.88–0.99) | .03 |
Age | −.03 | .05 | 0.98 (0.88–1.09) | .65 |
Family annual income (in New Taiwan dollars)a | ||||
Less than $400,000b | 1.00 (reference) | .23 | ||
$400,000–$600,000 | −.91 | .75 | 0.40 (0.09–1.76) | .26 |
$600,001–$1,000,000 | −.78 | .69 | 0.46 (0.12–1.76) | .18 |
More than $1,000,000 | −1.00 | .74 | 0.37 (0.09–1.57) | |
Employment status | ||||
Unemployed | .22 | .43 | 1.25 (0.54–2.90) | .60 |
Parity | ||||
First birthb | 1.00 (reference) | .16 | ||
Second birth | −1.14 | .63 | 0.32 (0.09–1.11) | .07 |
Third birth or more | −.84 | .56 | 0.43 (0.14–1.29) | .13 |
Gender of Baby | ||||
Male | −.26 | .37 | 0.77 (0.37–1.61) | .49 |
Previous breastfeeding experience | ||||
No | −0.77 | 0.58 | 0.43 (0.15–1.43) | .18 |
Method of birth | ||||
Vaginal birth | .24 | .40 | 1.27 (0.58–2.77) | .55 |
aIn 2010, $1 in U.S. currency equaled $32 in New Taiwan dollars.
bReference category.