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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.