Table 1.

Non-adjusted association of sociodemographic factors and breastfeeding

Characteristics	No breastfeeding	Breastfeeding	Significance (p-value)
Sex, N(%)
Males	180 (25.4)	529 (74.6)	0.029
Females	118 (20.2)	465 (79.8)
Mother’s age when infant born
<25	74 (19.5)	306 (80.5)	0.062
25–29	190 (24.1)	597 (75.9)
>30	30 (29.4)	72 (70.6)
Grandmother received an education?
No	40 (16.6)	201 (83.4)	0.003
Yes	161 (26.2)	454 (73.8)
Father’s highest degree, N(%)
Primary school	9 (21.4)	33 (78.6)	0.057
Middle school	88 (19.5)	364 (80.5)
High school	95 (23.1)	316 (76.9)
College	69 (27.2)	185 (72.8)
University or higher	36 (30.2)	83 (69.8)
Mother’s highest degree, N(%)
Primary school	11 (15.1)	62 (84.9)	0.012
Middle school	115 (20.0)	459 (80.0)
High school	96 (25.3)	281 (74.7)
College	53 (29.4)	127 (70.6)
University or higher	23 (30.3)	53 (69.7)
Father’s occupation, N(%)
Unemployed/unskilled labor	27 (17.3)	129 (82.7)	0.030
Skilled labor/driver	122 (21.4)	447 (78.6)
Teacher/professional/advanced professional	135 (26.4)	376 (73.6)
Mother’s occupation, N(%)
Unemployed/house wife	65 (19.5)	269 (80.5)	0.002
Labor/assistant/secretary	115 (21.1)	429 (78.9)
Professional/advanced	109 (29.5)	260 (70.5)
Birth order
1	236 (22.3)	823 (77.7)	0.045
>1	33 (30.8)	74 (69.2)
Main caregiver
Biological parents	268 (22.5)	924 (77.5)	0.032
Others	28 (32.6)	58 (67.4)
Current place
City	237 (25.2)	703 (74.8)	0.009
Town	35 (18.7)	152 (81.3)
Countryside	23 (15.3)	127 (84.7)
Preschool area
Hauchen (suburb)	113 (22.2)	396 (77.8)	0.093
Janshe (city)	135 (25.9)	387 (74.1)
Xiubu (rural)	50 (19.2)	211 (80.8)
Air conditioning
No	243 (23.8)	780 (76.3)	0.204
Yes	13 (17.3)	62 (82.7)