Table 3.

Influence of external persons on the decision to breastfeed in women who had decided to breastfeed before giving birth

Factor	n (%)	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)	Mean Overall influencea (SD)
Midwives		1.41 (1.11)	1 (2)	20.2 (18.20)
Not influential	1602 (29.0)
Not very influential	1165 (21.1)
Quite influential	1654 (29.9)
Very influential	1110 (20.1)
Missing values	0
Nurses		0.50 (0.86)	0 (1)	4.68 (7.99)
Not influential	3823 (69.1)
Not very influential	904 (16.3)
Quite influential	524 (9.5)
Very influential	280 (5.1)
Missing values	0
Gynaecologists		0.51 (0.85)	0 (1)	4.68 (7.99)
Not influential	3741 (67.7)
Not very influential	1000 (18.1)
Quite influential	529 (9.6)
Very influential	261 (4.7)
Missing values	0
Paediatricians		0.75 (1.00)	0 (1)	7.86 (10.90)
Not influential	3176 (57.4)
Not very influential	1062 (19.2)
Quite influential	815 (14.7)
Very influential	478 (8.6)
Missing values	0
Family doctors		0.38 (0.74)	0 (0)	3.10 (5.69)
Not influential	4153 (75.1)
Not very influential	837 (15.1)
Quite influential	379 (6.9)
Very influential	162 (2.9)
Missing values	0
Family		1.00 (1.02)	1 (2)	14.20 (17.43)
Not influential	2331 (42.1)
Not very influential	1420 (25.7)
Quite influential	1234 (22.3)
Very influential	546 (9.9)
Missing values	0
Friends		0.89 (0.99)	1 (2)	11.31 (13.67)
Not influential	2624 (47.4)
Not very influential	1374 (24.8)
Quite influential	1060 (19.2)
Very influential	473 (8.6)
Missing values	0
Internet/social media		1.90 (1.07)	2 (2)	33.85 (26.40)
Not influential	894 (16.2)
Not very influential	806 (14.6)
Quite influential	1784 (32.3)
Very influential	2047 (37.0)
Missing values	0

SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range

^aThis value is the average score of (influence of each factor / total scores of all influences) × 100. With this indicator, the total influence of all factors is 100