Table 1.

Mothers’ Demographics for Control and Intervention groups (completed and dropped out)

Variables	Control Group N=57		Intervention Completed N=49		Fisher's exact test	Intervention Dropped out N= 35		Fisher's exact test
Age	n	%	n	%	P	n	%	P
< 20	4	7.0	4	8.2		5	14.3
20 – 29	25	43.9	17	34.7		19	54.3
≥ 30	28	49.1	28	57.1	0.658	11	31.4	0.059
Mean±SD	29.2±6.3		29.9±6.5			26.6±6.6
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	3	5.3	1	2.0		1	2.9
Asian	1	1.9	2	4.0		0	0.0
Black or African American	15	28.3	9	18.4		12	34.3
White	36	67.9	36	73.5		21	60.0
More than one race	1	1.9	2	4.1	0.635	2	5.7	0.375
Income
Less than $10,000	11	19.3	4	8.2		8	22.9
$10,000 to < $24,999	11	19.3	4	8.2		4	11.4
$25,000 - to $49,999	8	14.0	6	12.2		9	25.7
$50,000 or more	27	47.4	35	71.4	0.065	14	40.0	0.029
Education
Lower than High school Graduate	19	33.3	15	30.6		13	37.1
Associate degree	8	14.0	4	8.2		5	14.3
BA / BS degree	20	35.1	15	30.6		9	25.7
Graduate degree	10	17.5	15	30.6	0.427	8	22.9	0.673
Occupation
Homemaker	20	35.1	18	36.7		13	37.1
Machine operator/ semiskilled Worker	8	14.0	1	2.0		0	0.0
Clerical/sales, Small business owner, farm owner	5	8.8	4	8.2		4	11.4
Technicians / semiprofessional	4	7.0	3	6.1		5	14.3
Mid-level manager or Professional	19	33.3	19	38.8		9	25.7
Senior manager or Professional	1	1.8	4	8.2	0.212	4	11.4	0.616
Parity
First infant	33	57.9	21	42.9		20	57.1
Second infant	16	28.1	16	32.7		12	34.3
Third infant	6	10.5	8	16.3		3	8.6
Fourth infant or more	2	3.5	4	8.2	0.393	0	0.0	0.235
Delivery mode
Vaginal	42	73.7	36	73.5		25	71.4
Not vaginal	15	26.3	13	26.5	1.000	10	28.6	1.000
Past breastfeeding experience
< 3 months	9	15.8	3	6.1		4	11.4
3 - 6 months	5	8.8	8	16.3		3	8.6
7 - 12 months	8	14.0	8	16.3		4	11.4
> 1 year	5	8.8	8	16.3		4	11.4
No experience	30	52.6	22	44.9	0.289	20	57.1	0.608
Breast feeding class
Yes	30	52.6	27	55.1		23	65.7
No	27	47.4	22	44.9	0.847	12	34.3	0.373

Note. Fisher's exact test was calculated for the intervention group who completed the study and who dropped out from the study.