Table 2.
Samples distribution and association between psychological factors and social support with exclusive breastfeeding (n=465)
| Variable | n (%) | exclusive breastfeeding | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Anxiety | Trait anxiety | Mild | 148 (31.8) | 116 (78.4) | 32 (21.6) | 0.006 |
| Moderate | 223 (48.0) | 143 (61.1) | 80 (35.9) | |||
| Severe | 94 (20.2) | 59 (62.8) | 35 (37.2) | |||
| State anxiety | Mild | 182 (39.1) | 136 (74.7) | 46 (25.3) | 0.004 | |
| Moderate | 182 (39.1) | 126 (69.2) | 56 (30.8) | |||
| Severe | 101 (21.8) | 56 (55.4) | 45 (44.6) | |||
| Stress | Mild | 432 (92.9) | 300 (69.4) | 132 (30.6) | 0.760 | |
| Moderate | 33 (7.1) | 18 (54.5) | 15 (45.5) | |||
| Severe | - | - | - | |||
| Depression | Normal | 330 (71.0) | 235 (71.2) | 95 (28.8) | 0.065 | |
| Mild | 61 (13.1) | 41 (67.2) | 20 (32.8) | |||
| Moderate | 53 (11.4) | 28 (52,8) | 25 (47.2) | |||
| Severe | 21 (4.5) | 14 (66.7) | 7 (33.3) | |||
| Social support | Low | 55 (11.8) | 30 (54.5) | 25 (45.5) | 0.063 | |
| Moderate | 244 (52.5) | 172 (70.5) | 72 (29.5) | |||
| High | 166 (35.7) | 116 (69.9) | 50 (30.1) | |||