Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Characteristics | n = 24 |
|---|---|
| Age of mothers (years) | Range 21–39 |
| 20–24 | 3 |
| 25–29 | 8 |
| 30–34 | 7 |
| 35–39 | 6 |
| Age of infant (months) | Range 9–11 months |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 |
| 11 | 8 |
| Infant gender | |
| Male | 7 |
| Female | 17 |
| Number of children | |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2+ | 14 |
| Mother’s education | |
| Tertiary (university) or higher | 11 |
| Trade or diploma | 8 |
| High school | 5 |
| Location – state | |
| NSW | 5 |
| NT | 1 |
| QLD | 5 |
| VIC | 10 |
| ACT | 3 |
| Location – Remotenessa | |
| Major City (RA1) | 13 |
| Inner Regional (RA2) | 9 |
| Outer Regional (RA3) | 2 |
| SEIFA – decileb | |
| < 2 | 2 |
| 3–4 | 7 |
| 5–6 | 2 |
| 7–8 | 6 |
| > 9 | 6 |
| Infant feeding | |
| Formula fedc | 6 |
| Switched earlyd | 7 |
| Switched latee | 5 |
| Mixed fedf | 6 |
aBased on the Australian Standard Geographical Classification – Remoteness Area (2006) which classifies from RA1 Major City to RA5 Very Remote [50, 51]
bSocio-economic Indexes for Areas 2011 by post code, the decile is the rank order of all areas across Australia -this is a measures are a calculation of the location and not necessarily indicative of individuals in the location [52]
cInfant was fully formula fed within first 6 weeks
dInfant commenced formula between 6 weeks - 6 months and was fully formula fed by 6 months
eInfant commenced formula after 6 months
fMixed fed between birth and 6 months (any duration) and continued mixed feeding or moved to full formula feeding after 6 months