Variable | Action group | Contemplation group | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | % | N | % | N |
Ages | n = 226 | n = 176 | ||
  21-25yrs | 11.1 | 25 | 13.6 | 24 |
  26-30yrs | 36.7 | 83 | 33.0 | 58 |
  31-35yrs | 38.5 | 87 | 39.8 | 70 |
  36-40yrs | 12.8 | 29 | 12.5 | 22 |
  40+ and over | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | 2 |
 | p-value = 0.8918 | |||
Education level | n = 231 | n = 184 | ||
  Junior high school | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 3 |
  Senior high school | 12.6 | 29 | 13.0 | 24 |
  Vocational/college degree | 71.0 | 164 | 64.1 | 118 |
  Graduate school or above | 16.5 | 38 | 21.2 | 39 |
 | p-value = 0.1278 | |||
Job | n = 130 | n = 117 | ||
  Full-time | 93.1 | 121 | 92.3 | 108 |
  Part-time | 6.2 | 8 | 6.0 | 7 |
  Contracted | 0.8 | 1 | 1.7 | 2 |
 | p-value = 0.9173 | |||
Exclusively breastfeeding | n = 231 | n = 184 | ||
  Only breast milk | 85.3 | 197 | 81.0 | 149 |
  Mix breast milk and others | 14.7 | 34 | 19.0 | 35 |
 | χ2 = 1.368 df = 1 | |||
Breastfeeding practice | n = 232 | n = 185 | ||
  From breast directly | 48.7 | 113 | 34.6 | 64 |
  Bottle feed with expressed milk | 13.4 | 31 | 20.0 | 37 |
  Alternating between the breast directly and bottle with expressed milk | 28.4 | 66 | 34.0 | 63 |
  Directly from breast only before bedtime | 9.5 | 22 | 11.4 | 21 |
 | χ2 = 9.004* df = 3 | |||
Breastfeeding duration | N = 231 | N = 185 | ||
  4- less or equal to 6 month | 39.8 | 92 | 44.9 | 83 |
  7-12 month | 33.8 | 78 | 31.9 | 59 |
  13-18 month | 15.2 | 35 | 14.6 | 27 |
  19-24 month | 7.3 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 |
  25-36 month | 3.9 | 9 | 4.3 | 8 |
 | χ2 = 2.371 df = 4 |