Table 2.
Tests for Categorical Covariates.
| Initiated Breastfeeding |
Did Not Initiate Breastfeeding |
Chi Square Test |
Breastfeeding Duration In Months |
Mann- Whitney U Test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 209 | N = 28 | N = 237 | ||||||
| N | % | N | % | p | Median | Range | p | |
| Partner Status | ||||||||
| Partner in the home | 130 | (97.00) | 4 | (3.00) | .00 | 6.0 | 0–13 | .00 |
| No partner in the home | 79 | (76.70) | 24 | (23.30) | 2.0 | 0–13 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| European American | 114 | (96.60) | 4 | (3.40) | .00 | 6.0 | 0–13 | .00 |
| Ethnic Minority | 95 | (79.80) | 24 | (20.20) | 3.0 | 0–13 | ||
| Infant Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 104 | (86.70) | 16 | (13.30) | .46 | 3.0 | 0–13 | .29 |
| Male | 105 | (89.70) | 12 | (10.30) | 3.0 | 0–13 | ||
|
Prenatal Plans to Return to Work |
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| Yes | 189 | (87.90) | 26 | (12.10) | .48a | 3.0 | 0–13 | .77 |
| No | 19 | (95.00) | 1 | (5.00) | 2.0 | 0–13 | ||
|
Employment Status 6-months postpartum |
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| Employed | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.0 | 0–13 | .07 | ||
| Not Employed | 2.5 | 0–13 | ||||||
a
Value based on Fisher’s exact test