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. 2018 Apr 4;15:58. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0497-4

Table 2.

Participants’ opinions on ABE

All participants Previously undertaken ABE? BMI
Yes No Can’t remember P value Under 25 kg/m2 Overweight Obese P value
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Is ABE a good idea? Yes 233 (34.3) 76 (78.4) 153 (26.8) 1 (25.0) p < 0.001 85 (30.2) 67 (31.8) 76 (46.6) 0.007
No 48 (7.1) 1 (1.0) 47 (8.2) 0 (0.0) 19 (6.8) 15 (7.1) 11 (6.8)
Not sure 398 (58.6) 20 (20.6) 372 (65.0) 3 (75.0) 177 (63.0) 129 (61.1) 76 (46.6)
Would you consider doing ABE if it was found to help prepare for breastfeeding? Yes 547 (80.9) 94 (96.9) 445 (78.1) 4 (100) p < 0.001 220 (79.4) 175 (82.6) 134 (82.2) 0.280
No 43 (6.4) 1 (1.0) 42 (7.4) 0 (0.0) 15 (5.4) 13 (6.1) 14 (8.6)
Not sure 86 (12.7) 2 (2.1) 83 (14.5) 0 (0.0) 42 (15.2) 24 (11.3) 15 (9.2)

Fisher Exact used as expected count < 5 in over 20% of cells