Table 3.
Paternal characteristics and median duration of any and exclusive BF (in months) with 95% confidence interval (CI), P values.
| % (n) | Any breastfeeding | Exclusive breastfeeding | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median duration | 95% CI | P value | Median duration | 95% CI | P value | ||
| Education level | |||||||
| ≤first 3 years secondary school | 40.0 (193) | 4.0 | 3.4–4.6 | 0.5* | 3.0 | 2.7–3.3 | 0.7 |
| Last 3 years of secondary school | 22.8 (110) | 3.0 | 2.3–3.7 | 2.0 | 0.7–3.3 | ||
| Higher education | 37.2 (180) | 5.0 | 4.4–5.6 | 3.0 | 2.6–3.4 | ||
| Partner's attitude | |||||||
| Positive | 75.6 (377) | 4.0 | 3.5–4.5 | 0.006 | 3.0 | 2.7–3.3 | 0.02 |
| Indifferent/negative | 24.4 (122) | 2.0 | 1.3–2.7 | 2.0 | 1.0–2.9 | ||
| Household income (Euros) | |||||||
| ≤2000 | 37.7 (177) | 4.0 | 3.3–4.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.5–2.5 | 0.03** |
| >2000 | 62.3 (293) | 4.0 | 3.5–4.5 | 3.0 | 2.5–3.4 | ||
*Breslow test ≤ 0.05; **Breslow test ≤ 0.01.