Table 1.
Comparison of characteristics by participants’ achievement of their planned duration of breastfeeding (n = 1011)
| Characteristics | Total N (%) N = 1011 |
Did Not Meet Planned Duration N (%) N = 552 |
Met Planned Duration N (%) N = 459 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | .063 | |||
| 18–24 years | 63 (6.2) | 44 (8.0) | 19 (4.1) | |
| 25–29 years | 251 (24.8) | 139 (25.2) | 112 (24.4) | |
| 30–34 years | 435 (43.0) | 235 (42.6) | 200 (43.6) | |
| ≥ 35 years | 262 (25.9) | 134 (24.3) | 128 (27.9) | |
| Maternal education | .006 | |||
| Primary | 30 (3.0) | 18 (3.3) | 12 (2.6) | |
| Secondary | 575 (56.9) | 337 (61.1) | 238 (51.9) | |
| University degree or above | 406 (40.2) | 197 (35.7) | 209 (45.5) | |
| Monthly family income (HKD) | .165 | |||
| < $15,000 | 175 (17.3) | 100 (18.1) | 75 (16.3) | |
| $15,000–$29,999 | 369 (36.5) | 212 (38.4) | 157 (34.2) | |
| ≥ $30,000 | 467 (46.2) | 240 (43.5) | 227 (49.5) | |
| Length of Residence in Hong Kong | .022 | |||
| < 5 years | 78 (7.7) | 36 (6.5) | 42 (9.2) | |
| 5 to ≥15 years | 332 (32.8) | 167 (30.3) | 165 (36.0) | |
| Since birth | 601 (59.5) | 349 (63.2) | 252 (54.9) | |
| Returning to work post-partum | .074 | |||
| No | 360 (35.6) | 183 (33.2) | 177 (38.6) | |
| Yes | 651 (64.4) | 369 (66.9) | 282 (61.4) | |
| Planning to exclusively breastfeed | <.001 | |||
| No | 232 (23.0) | 150 (27.2) | 82 (17.9) | |
| Yes | 779 (77.1) | 402 (72.8) | 377 (82.1) | |
| Participant was breastfed | .026 | |||
| No | 591 (58.5) | 340 (61.6) | 251 (54.7) | |
| Yes | 420 (41.5) | 212 (38.4) | 208 (45.3) | |
| Previous breastfeeding experience | <.001 | |||
| No | 621 (61.4) | 369 (66.9) | 252 (54.9) | |
| Yes | 390 (38.6) | 183 (33.2) | 207 (45.1) | |
| Partner’s Infant feeding preference | .038 | |||
| Breastfeeding | 426 (42.1) | 217 (39.3) | 209 (45.5) | |
| No preference | 509 (50.4) | 285 (51.6) | 224 (48.8) | |
| Infant Formula & mixed feeding | 76 (7.5) | 50 (9.1) | 26 (5.7) | |
| Parity | .008 | |||
| Primiparous | 568 (56.2) | 331 (60.0) | 237 (51.6) | |
| Multiparous | 443 (43.8) | 221 (40.0) | 222 (48.4) | |
| Delivery type | .981 | |||
| Spontaneous vaginal | 799 (79.0) | 434 (78.6) | 365 (79.5) | |
| Assisted vaginal | 48 (4.8) | 26 (4.7) | 22 (4.8) | |
| Planned caesarean | 77 (7.6) | 43 (7.8) | 34 (7.4) | |
| Emergency caesarean | 87 (8.6) | 49 (8.9) | 38 (8.3) | |
| Step 4: Breastfeeding initiation within 1 hour | .033 | |||
| No | 548 (54.2) | 316 (57.3) | 232 (50.5) | |
| Yes | 463 (45.8) | 236 (42.8) | 227 (49.5) | |
| Step 6: Only breastmilk given | <.001 | |||
| No | 604 (59.7) | 375 (67.9) | 229 (49.9) | |
| Yes | 407 (40.3) | 177 (32.1) | 230 (50.1) | |
| Step 7: Rooming-in | .893 | |||
| No | 315 (31.2) | 171 (31.0) | 144 (31.4) | |
| Yes | 696 (68.8) | 381 (69.0) | 315 (68.6) | |
| Step 8: Breastfeeding on demand | .773 | |||
| No | 220 (21.8) | 122 (22.1) | 98 (21.4) | |
| Yes | 791 (78.2) | 430 (77.9) | 361 (78.7) | |
| Step 9: No teat given | <.001 | |||
| No | 230 (22.8) | 153 (27.7) | 77 (16.8) | |
| Yes | 781 (77.3) | 399 (72.3) | 382 (83.2) | |
| Step 10: Provide information on breastfeeding support | .007 | |||
| No | 162 (16.0) | 104 (18.8) | 58 (12.6) | |
| Yes | 849 (84.0) | 448 (81.2) | 401 (87.4) |