Table 2.

Comparison of Breastfeeding Rates and Reasons for Not Initiating Breastfeeding Among Women Who Received Parents as Teachers Curriculum With Breastfeeding Education (PAT+) and Without (PAT)

	PAT+ (n = 59)	PAT (n = 59)	RR (95% CI)
Rate of breastfeeding initiation	46 (78.00)	44 (74.58)	1.05 (0.86–1.28)
Agreement with statement: “I am likely to breastfeed again if I have another child”	39 (66.10)	36 (61.01)	1.03 (0.86–1.25)

Importance of following reasons to decide not to breastfeed:	PAT+ (n = 13)	PAT (n = 15)	RR (95% CI)
Belief formula was better than milk	3.08 (±1.19)	2.33 (±1.23)	1.30 (0.72–2.36)
Belief breastfeeding would be too inconvenient	2.31 (±1.38)	1.73 (±0.88)	1.73 (0.62–4.82)
Desire to return to school or work	2.31 (±1.32)	1.00 (±1.31)	1.92 (0.97–3.82)
Concern for low milk supply	2.08 (±1.44)	1.80 (±1.01)	1.44 (0.49–4.26)
Too many household duties	1.77 (±1.24)	0.73 (±0.96)	1.85 (0.80–4.25)
Health professional advised not to for medical reasons	1.53 (±1.03)	1.78 (±1.20)	5.19 (1.36–19.83)
On medication	0.85 (±1.34)	0.40 (±1.06)	2.31 (0.50–10.62)

Data presented n (%) or mean (±standard deviation) on a one to four scale of importance, with four denoting higher importance, unless otherwise noted.

CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk.