Table 3.

Comparison of Reasons for Not Continuing to Breastfeed Among Women Who Initiated Breastfeeding and Who Received Parents as Teachers Curriculum With Breastfeeding Education (PAT+) and Without (PAT)

	PAT+ (n = 46)	PAT (n = 44)	RR (95% CI)
Concern for low milk supply	2.44 (±1.36)	2.28 (±1.32)	1.22 (0.77–1.92)
Difficulty latching	2.36 (±1.40)	2.21 (±1.37)	1.12 (0.69–1.84)
Having pain during breastfeeding	1.96 (±1.17)	2.14 (±1.30)	0.96 (0.56–1.62)
Belief breastfeeding was too inconvenient	1.67 (±1.04)	2.02 (±1.18)	0.58 (0.31–1.09)
Desire to leave baby for several hours at a time	1.49 (±0.94)	1.98 (±1.26)	0.51 (0.24–1.08)
Not wanting to breastfeed in public	1.49 (±0.94)	1.72 (±1.14)	0.69 (0.31–1.56)
Wanted/needed someone else to feed baby	1.42 (±0.92)	1.86 (±1.19)	0.52 (0.23–1.19)
On medication	1.40 (±0.91)	1.86 (±1.26)	0.52 (0.23–1.17)
Desire to go back on usual diet	1.29 (±0.76)	1.72 (±1.16)	0.32 (0.11–0.91)
Not wanting to breastfeed (prompt: I did not like breastfeeding)	0.67 (±1.11)	0.54 (±0.88)	1.56 (0.53–4.62)
Belief breastfeeding was too tiring	0.64 (±1.11)	1.00 (±1.20)	0.59 (0.31–1.17)
Concern baby was not gaining enough weight	0.62 (±1.05)	0.98 (±1.26)	0.57 (0.28–1.16)
Concern breast milk alone did not satisfy my baby	0.42 (±0.92)	0.86 (±1.19)	0.74 (0.43–1.30)
Baby's father desired breastfeeding to stop	0.20 (±0.63)	0.33 (±0.78)	0.72 (0.17–3.02)

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