Table 3.
Distribution of perceived milk supply (N = 237)
Variable | n | % | Perception of the milk supply | ||||
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Mean | SD | Min | Max | p value | |||
Age (years) | |||||||
≤ 30 | 129 | 54.4 | 122.3 | 9.7 | 96 | 139 | 0.90 a |
> 30 | 108 | 45.6 | 122.4 | 10.3 | 81 | 140 | |
Educational level | |||||||
High school and less | 159 | 67.1 | 122.1 | 9.5 | 95 | 140 | 0.57 a |
College and above | 78 | 32.9 | 122.9 | 10.9 | 81 | 138 | |
Employment status | |||||||
Not working | 173 | 73.0 | 123.1 | 9.7 | 81 | 139 | 0.07 a |
Working | 64 | 27.0 | 120.5 | 10.5 | 98 | 140 | |
Religion | |||||||
Islam | 214 | 90.3 | 122.3 | 9.7 | 95 | 140 | 0.77 a |
Other | 23 | 9.7 | 122.9 | 12.1 | 81 | 135 | |
Parity | |||||||
Primiparous | 95 | 40.1 | 120.9 | 10.4 | 96 | 139 | 0.06 a |
Multiparous | 142 | 59.9 | 123.4 | 9.6 | 81 | 140 | |
Mode of Delivery | |||||||
Vaginal delivery/IVD | 173 | 73.0 | 122.9 | 9.6 | 95 | 140 | 0.17 a |
Cesarean delivery | 64 | 27.0 | 120.9 | 10.8 | 81 | 139 | |
Delivery location | |||||||
Hospital | 163 | 68.8 | 121.9 | 10.6 | 81 | 140 | 0.27 a |
Public health center/midwifery clinic | 74 | 31.2 | 123.3 | 8.4 | 100 | 138 | |
Rooming-in | |||||||
No | 86 | 36.3 | 120.4 | 9.4 | 98 | 140 | 0.02 a |
Yes | 151 | 63.7 | 123.5 | 10.1 | 81 | 139 | |
Skin-to-skin contact | |||||||
No | 71 | 30.0 | 119.2 | 10.7 | 81 | 139 | 0.001 a |
Yes | 166 | 70.0 | 123.7 | 9.3 | 95 | 140 | |
Breastfeeding self-efficacy | |||||||
≤ 50 | 31 | 13.1 | 111.8 | 10.7 | 81 | 132 | 0.0001 a |
> 50 | 206 | 86.9 | 123.9 | 8.9 | 95 | 140 | |
Infant’s age (months) | |||||||
0 ~ 1 | 56 | 23.6 | 122.0 | 10.8 | 81 | 139 | 0.31 b |
2 ~ 3 | 95 | 40.1 | 121.4 | 9.4 | 96 | 139 | |
4 ~ 5 | 86 | 36.3 | 123.6 | 10.0 | 98 | 140 | |
Infant’s gender | |||||||
Girl | 127 | 53.6 | 121.9 | 10.2 | 81 | 139 | 0.50 a |
Boy | 110 | 46.4 | 122.8 | 9.8 | 95 | 140 | |
Infant’s birth weight (g) | |||||||
≤ 3000 | 95 | 40.1 | 121.8 | 9.8 | 96 | 140 | 0.51 a |
> 3000 | 142 | 59.9 | 122.7 | 10.1 | 81 | 139 | |
Infant sucking behavior | |||||||
Negative | 37 | 15.6 | 119.4 | 9.4 | 98 | 134 | 0.05 a |
Positive | 200 | 84.4 | 122.9 | 10.0 | 81 | 140 |
Note: IVD instrumental vaginal delivery, SD Standard Deviation, Min Minimum, Max Maximum; at-test; bone-way ANOVA