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. 2023 Feb 16;19:100438. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100438

Table 2.

Standardized coefficients, standard error, and p-value of the direct and indirect effect of the Obstetric Violence in childbirth on breastfeeding “Birth in Brazil”.

Model adjustment RMSEA
0.008 (0.006–0.010)
CFI
0.982
TLI
0.969
Total sample
Total N: 20.362a
Vaginal (N = 8.734)
C-section (N = 11.628)
Standardized coefficient (95% CI) Standard error p-value Standardized coefficient (95% CI) Standard error p-valueb
Latent variable
Obstetric violence
 Violence 0.625 (0.560; 0.691) 0.040 <0.001 0.648 (0.609; 0.687) 0.024 <0.001
 Respect 0.767 (0.738; 0.795) 0.017 <0.001 0.762 (0.736; 0.789) 0.016 <0.001
 Exams 0.729 (0.686; 0.771) 0.026 <0.001 0.768 (0.742; 0.794) 0.016 <0.001
 Guidance 0.746 (0.726; 0.766) 0.012 <0.001 0.728 (0.701; 0.754) 0.016 <0.001
 Clarity 0.787 (0.753; 0.821) 0.021 <0.001 0.849 (0.828; 0.470) 0.013 <0.001
 Time 0.726 (0.677; 0.776) 0.030 <0.001 0.764 (0.727; 0.801) 0.023 <0.001
 Decision 0.732 (0.699; 0.765) 0.020 <0.001 0.746 (0.719; 0.746) 0.016 <0.001
Direct effect of the obstetric violence in childbirth on breastfeeding
Breastfeeding 42–180 days after birth
 Obstetric violence −0.058 (−0.113; −0.003) 0.034 0.084 0.019 (−0.048; 0.086) 0.041 0.639
 Breastfeeding in maternity 0.500 (0.370; 0.630) 0.079 <0.001 0.519 (0.464; 0.574) 0.033 <0.001
 Gestational age 0.048 (−0.10; 0.106) 0.035 0.174 0.063 (0.012; 0.115) 0.031 0.044
 Presence of companion 0.063 (−0.065; 0.190) 0.078 0.421 0.054 (−0.021; 0.129) 0.046 0.236
 Type of health service (public) −0.050 (−0.230; 0.129) 0.109 0.643 −0.060 (−0.169; 0.049) 0.066 0.364
 Parity −0.065 (−0.187; 0.057) 0.074 0.383 −0.058 (−0.125; 0.008) 0.040 0.148
 Antenatal care −0.055 (−0.128; 0.018) 0.044 0.214 0.008 (−0.061; 0.077) 0.042 0.849
 Skin color/ethnicity (white) −0.008 (−0.071; 0.056) 0.039 0.840 −0.070 (−0.116; −0.025) 0.028 0.011
 Age 0.084 (−0.028; 0.187) 0.068 0.217 0.046 (0.002; 0.090) 0.027 0.088
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.029 (−0.012; −0.070) 0.025 0.252 0.036 (0.000; 0.072) 0.022 0.096
 Education 0.025 (−0.109; 0.159) 0.081 0.755 0.041 (0.006; 0.041) 0.029 0.149
Breastfeeding in maternity
 Obstetric violence −0.267 (−0.346; −0.188) 0.048 <0.001 −0.105 (−0.157; −0.054) 0.031 0.001
 Gestational age −0.009 (−0.095; 0.076) 0.052 0.857 −0.115 (−0.176; −0.055) 0.037 0.002
 Presence of companion 0.054 (−0.072; 0.054) 0.076 0.481 0.098 (−0.033; 0.229) 0.079 0.217
 Type of health service (public) −0.356 (−0.570; −0.143) 0.130 0.006 −0.145 (−0.317; 0.027) 0.105 0.166
 Parity 0.434 (0.331; 0.537) 0.063 <0.001 0.201 (0.119; 0.283) 0.050 <0.001
 Antenatal care 0.088 (−0.042; 0.218) 0.079 0.266 −0.030 (−0.086; 0.025) 0.034 0.367
 Skin colour/ethnicity (white) −0.025 (−0.112; 0.061) 0.052 0.626 −0.018 (−0.065; 0.029) 0.028 0.524
 Age −0.276 (−0.419; −0.134) 0.087 0.001 −0.172 (−0.224; −0.119) 0.032 <0.001
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.050 (−0.041; 0.142) 0.056 0.365 0.047 (−0.011; 0.105) 0.035 0.187
 Education 0.304 (0.174; 0.435) 0.079 <0.000 0.029 (−0.021; 0.080) 0.031 0.342
Obstetric violence
 Presence of companion (yes) −0.073 (−0.143; −0.003) 0.042 0.086 −0.084 (−0.133; −0.034) 0.030 0.005
 Type of health service (public) −0.232 (−0.330; −0.135) 0.059 <0.001 −0.422 (−0.489; −0.355) 0.041 <0.001
 Parity −0.077 (−0.147; −0.006) 0.043 0.074 −0.154 (−0.198; −0.109) 0.027 <0.001
 Antenatal care −0.112 (−0.173; −0.050) 0.037 0.003 −0.064 (−0.112; −0.015) 0.029 0.030
 Skin colour/ethnicity (white) −0.026 (−0.080; 0.028) 0.033 0.422 −0.035 (−0.076; 0.006) 0.025 0.161
 Age 0.033 (−0.018; −0.083) 0.031 0.287 −0.007 (−0.043; 0.029) 0.025 0.161
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.043 (0.006; 0.080) 0.022 0.054 0.036 (0.000; 0.071) 0.022 0.100
 Education 0.116 (0.044; 0.188) 0.044 0.008 0.217 (0.192; 0.241) 0.015 <0.001
Gestational age
 Type of health service 0.007 (−0.092; 0.106) 0.060 0.907 0.371 (0.290; 0.452) 0.049 <0.001
 Parity 0.013 (−0.025; −0.051) 0.023 0.584 0.076 (0.021; 0.131) 0.034 0.023
 Antenatal care −0.111 (−0.170; −0.051) 0.036 0.002 −0.059 (−0.102; −0.015) 0.027 0.028
 Skin color/ethnicity (white) −0.006 (0.038; 0.025) 0.019 0.742 0.016 (−0.013; 0.045) 0.018 0.375
 Age −0.011 (−0.056; 0.035) 0.028 −0.384 0.016 (−0.023; 0.054) 0.023 0.502
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.017 (−0.007; 0.040) 0.014 0.238 0.002 (−0.024; 0.029) 0.016 0.884
 Education −0.017 (−0.070; 0.035) 0.032 0.587 −0.135 (−0.190; −0.079) 0.034 <0.001
Presence of companion
 Parity −0.122 (−0.189; −0.056) 0.040 0.002 −0.054 (−0.103; −0.004) 0.030 0.074
 Type of health service 0.402 (0.301; 0.504) 0.062 <0.001 0.545 (0.409; 0.681) 0.083 <0.001
 Antenatal care 0.066 (0.010; 0.122) 0.034 0.053 −0.020 (−0.081; 0.042) 0.037 0.595
 Skin color/ethnicity (white) 0.028 (−0.017; 0.028) 0.027 0.303 −0.016 (−0.072; 0.040) 0.034 0.633
 Age −0.070 (−0.131; −0.009) 0.037 0.060 −0.034 (−0.066; −0.002) 0.019 0.082
 Marital status (marriage or living together) −0.039 (−0.092; 0.013) 0.032 0.219 0.008 (−0.033; 0.048) 0.025 0.755
 Education −0.132 (−0.197; −0.066) 0.040 0.001 −0.069 (−0.141; 0.003) 0.044 0.117
Type of hospital
 Parity −0.017 (−0.090; 0.057) 0.045 0.708 −0.074 (−0.074; 0.030) 0.022 0.001
 Antenatal care −0.010 (−0.105; 0.085) 0.058 0.861 0.126 (0.079; 0.172) 0.028 <0.001
 Skin color/ethnicity (white) 0.124 (0.059; 0.189) 0.040 0.002 0.117 (0.058; 0.175) 0.035 0.001
 Age 0.072 (0.009; 0.134) 0.038 0.059 0.149 (0.119; 0.179) 0.018 <0.001
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.097 (0.021; 0.174) 0.047 0.037 0.033 (−0.004; 0.070) 0.023 0.146
 Education 0.421 (0.342; 0.499) 0.048 <0.001 0.509 (0.474; 0.543) 0.021 <0.001
Parity
 Antenatal care −0.204 (−0.230; −0.179) 0.015 <0.001 −0.177 (−0.203; −0.151) 0.016 <0.001
 Skin color/ethnicity (white) 0.032 (0.003; 0.061) 0.018 0.072 −0.027 (−0.057; 0.002) 0.018 0.130
 Age 0.553 (0.531; 0.575) 0.013 <0.001 0.447 (0.418; 0.476) 0.018 <0.001
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.100 (0.079; 0.122) 0.013 <0.001 0.095 (0.073; 0.116) 0.013 <0.001
 Education −0.314 (−0.343; −0.285) 0.018 <0.001 −0.323 (−0.349; −0.297) 0.016 <0.001
Antenatal care
 Skin color/ethnicity (white) 0.088 (0.050; 0.127) 0.023 <0.001 0.059 (0.030; 0.089) 0.018 0.001
 Age 0.060 (0.039; 0.060) 0.013 <0.001 0.108 (0.090; 0.127) 0.011 <0.001
 Marital status (marriage or living together) 0.141 (0.016; 0.166) 0.015 <0.001 0.099 (0.080; 0.118) 0.012 <0.001
 Education 0.246 (0.223; 0.270) 0.015 <0.001 0.254 (0.211; 0.297) 0.026 <0.001
Indirect effect of the obstetric violence in childbirth on breastfeeding
 Obstetric violence → Breastfeeding in Maternity → Breastfeeding 43–180 days after birth −0.134 (−0.197; −0.070) 0.039 0.001 −0.055 (−0.083; −0.026) 0.018 0.002
Total Effect (direct + indirect effect) of the obstetric violence in childbirth on breastfeeding
 Obstetric violence → Breastfeeding in Maternity → Breastfeeding 43–180 days after birth −0.192 (−0.248; −0.136) 0.034 <0.001 −0.036 (−0.097; 0.026) 0.037 0.342

RMSEA: Root mean square error of approximation; CFI: Comparative fit index; TLI: Tucker–lewis index.

a

The analysis missing 115 information due to a lack of information.

b

Values in bold are statistically significant (>0.05).