Table 2 beliefs and intentions of the study mothers (n. 1360) during pregnancy.
beliefs | intention to feed | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bottle-feeding more convenient for mum | breast-feeding is more difficult | breast-feeding restricts mum's freedom | breast-feeding leads to special bond | in first week | in first three months of life | |||||||
strongly agree, agree (percent) | other (1) | strongly agree, agree (percent) | other (1) | strongly agree, agree (percent) | other (1) | strongly agree, agree (percent) | other (1) | breast only (percent) | other (1) | breast only (percent) | other (1) | |
CTVB | ||||||||||||
A | 104 (54) | 90 | 57 (30) | 136 | 43 (22) | 150 | 151 (78) | 42 | 121 (64) | 68 | 62 (33) | 126 |
B | 177 (44) | 224 | 103 (25) | 304 | 87 (21) | 320 | 329 (81) | 78 | 285 (71) | 117 | 155 (39) | 244 |
C | 110 (41) | 156 | 66 (25) | 200 | 54 (20) | 212 | 218 (82) | 48 | 204 (78) | 59 | 121 (46) | 140 |
D | 45 (32) | 96 | 37 (26) | 104 | 16 (11) | 125 | 118 (84) | 23 | 122 (88) | 16 | 70 (50) | 70 |
E+ | 38 (29) | 95 | 31 (23) | 102 | 29 (22) | 104 | 116 (87) | 17 | 119 (91) | 12 | 72 (55) | 60 |
474 | 661 | 294 | 846 | 229 | 911 | 932 | 208 | 851 | 272 | 480 | 640 | |
Total | 1135 | 1140 | 1140 | 1140 | 1123 | 1120 | ||||||
X2 for trend = 26.04 | X2 for trend = 1.03 | X2 for trend = 1.67 | X2 for trend = 4.65 | X2 for trend = 47.09 | X2 for trend = 21.25 | |||||||
P < 0.001 (1 d.f.) | P = 0.31 (1 d.f.) | P = 0.197 (1 d.f.) | P = 0.031 (1 d.f.) | P < 0.001 (1 d.f) | P < 0.001 (1 d.f) | |||||||