Table 5.
Association between mixed feeding (breast milk and formula milk) and women's health status.
| Women's health characteristics | Mixed feeding (breast milk + formula milk) (n = 858) | P -Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Total | ||||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Type of delivery | Normal | 294 | 67.6 | 288 | 72.5 | 582 | 70.0 | 0.119 |
| Cesarean | 141 | 32.4 | 109 | 27.5 | 250 | 30.0 | ||
| Pregnancy status | Yes | 41 | 9.4 | 43 | 10.8 | 84 | 10.1 | 0.509 |
| No | 394 | 90.6 | 354 | 89.2 | 748 | 89.9 | ||
| Do you have any health problems? | Yes | 64 | 14.7 | 50 | 12.6 | 114 | 13.7 | 0.375 |
| No | 371 | 85.3 | 347 | 87.4 | 718 | 86.3 | ||
| Contraceptive use | Yes | 130 | 29.9 | 86 | 21.7 | 216 | 26.0 | 0.007 |
| No | 305 | 70.1 | 311 | 78.3 | 616 | 74.0 | ||
| Sore nipples | Yes | 167 | 38.4 | 143 | 36.0 | 310 | 37.3 | 0.480 |
| No | 268 | 61.6 | 254 | 64.0 | 522 | 62.7 | ||
| lactational amenorrhea | Yes | 165 | 37.9 | 240 | 60.5 | 405 | 48.7 | 0.000 |
| No | 270 | 62.1 | 157 | 39.5 | 427 | 51.3 | ||
| Mother BMI | Under weight (<18.5) | 7 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.8 | 0.515 |
| Normal (18.5–25) | 160 | 38.6 | 146 | 40.7 | 306 | 39.6 | ||
| Over Weight (26–29) | 144 | 34.8 | 133 | 37.0 | 277 | 35.8 | ||
| Obese (≥30) | 103 | 24.9 | 73 | 20.3 | 176 | 22.8 | ||
*P value significant at P = < 0.005.