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Table 4 Effects of awareness of policy on breastfeeding behaviors

From: Effects of work-related factors on the breastfeeding behavior of working mothers in a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer: a cross-sectional survey

 

Ever breastfed*

Continued breastfeeding after returning to work†

 

OR‡

(95%CI)

P value

OR*

(95%CI)

P value

Stratified by worksite

      

Awareness of lactation room

Fab‡

Yes/No

7.88

(2.36–26.32)

0.001

2.06

(0.78–5.40)

0.143

Awareness of breast pumping breaks

      

Yes/No

0.84

(0.56–1.26)

0.399

2.15

(1.09–4.26)

0.028

Awareness of lactation rooms

Office ‡

Yes/No

2.83

(0.99–8.06)

0.052

6.53

(1.33–32.13)

0.021

Awareness of breast pumping breaks

      

Yes/No

1.14

(0.33–3.95)

0.833

4.91

(1.79–13.46)

0.002

Selected by awareness of policy

      

Worksite

High awareness of policy ‡§

Office/Fab

2.38

(0.65–8.71)

0.189

8.65

(2.48–30.18)

0.001

  1. *Women who never breastfed as reference group.
  2. † Women who only breastfed during maternity leave as reference group.
  3. ‡Adjusted for mother's age, education, employment and children's age.
  4. §Only women who both knew about lactation rooms and breast pumping breaks in the model.