Table 5.
Comparison of Frequency Distributions of Participants who Responded Agree or Strongly Agree on Pandemic Survey (N = 4,018).
| Statement | Total n (%) |
Breastfeeding Duration | Number of Children | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 6 months (n = 1234; 31%) |
> 6 months (n = 2784; 69%) |
Statistical comparisons | One child (n = 1723; 43%) |
> One child (n = 2291; 57%) |
Statistical comparisons | ||||||
| M rank | n (%) | M rank | n (%) | M rank | n (%) | M rank | n (%) | ||||
| S1. BF protection | 3878 (97) | 1975 | 1193 (97) | 2024 | 2685 (96) |
U = 1,675,113.50 z = −1.83, p = .068 |
2045 | 1679 (97) | 1978 | 2195 (96) |
U = 1,907,162.00 z = −2.67, p = .008 |
| S2. Immune system support | 3842 (96) | 1981 | 1183 (97) | 2002 | 2659 (96) |
U = 1,674,006.50 z = −0.74, p = .460 |
2015 | 1653 (97) | 1977 | 2186 (96) |
U = 1,909,834.00 z = −1.42, p = .157 |
| S3. BF continuation | 3747 (93) | 1965 | 1132 (92) | 2023 | 2615 (94) |
U = 1,662,363.00 z = −1.91, p = .056 |
1997 | 1607 (93) | 2007 | 2137 (94) |
U = 1,955,068.00 z = −0.37, p = .715 |
| S4. Respiratory hygiene practice | 832 (21) | 2040 | 272 (22) | 1984 | 560 (20) |
U = 1,655,588.00 z = −1.48, p = .138 |
2064 | 394 (23) | 1951 | 438 (19) |
U = 1,847,512.50 z = −3.23, p =.001 |
| S5. Weaning | 88 (2) | 2213 | 35 (3) | 1909 | 53 (2) |
U = 1,446,641.00 z = −9.62, p <.001 |
2089 | 39 (2) | 1933 | 49 (2) |
U = 1,807,946.50 z = −5.29, p <.001 |
| S6. Human milk expression | 1389 (35) | 2211 | 507 (41) | 1909 | 882 (32) |
U = 1,446,512.50 z = −7.81, p <.001 |
2067 | 622 (36) | 1949 | 766 (34) |
U = 1,843,605.50 z = −3.27, p = .001 |
| S7. Relactation | 1485 (37) | 2089 | 488 (40) | 1966 | 997 (36) |
U = 1,602,146.00 z = −3.30, p = .001 |
2004 | 638 (37) | 2000 | 846 (37) |
U = 1,958,110.00 z = −0.13, p = .897 |
| S8. Wet nursing | 569 (14) | 1889 | 125 (10) | 2052 | 444 (16) |
U = 1,564,487.00 z = −4.30, p <.001 |
1955 | 214 (12) | 2033 | 355 (16) |
U = 1,882,052.00 z = −2.23, p = .026 |
| S9. Human milk donor | 1885 (47) | 1923 | 530 (43) | 2043 | 1355 (49) |
U = 1,609,179.50 z = −3.13, p = .002 |
1962 | 775 (45) | 2036 | 1109 (49) |
U = 1,894,570.00 z = −2.08, p = .04 |
Note. BF = breastfeeding. See Table 1 for the list of complete statements. Data missing for four mothers with incomplete data for number of children in the family.