Table 1 Cha racteristics of women
From: A descriptive study of mastitis in Australian breastfeeding women: incidence and determinants
Characteristics | FBC (n = 112) | FPH (n = 192) | ABFAB (n = 889) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (mean, s.d.) | 29.6 (5.0) | 32.6 (4.3) | 28.5 (5.6) | |||
Regression, p < 0.01 | ||||||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 58 | 51.8 | 174 | 91.1 | 534 | 60.1 |
Living with partner | 52 | 46.4 | 16 | 8.4 | 270 | 30.5 |
Not living with partner | 1 | 0.9 | 45 | 5.1 | ||
Separated/divorced | 2 | 0.2 | ||||
Single | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.5 | 37 | 4.2 |
Chi-sq = 90.9, p < 0.01 | ||||||
Highest education level | ||||||
Completed primary school | 16 | 14.3 | 15 | 7.9 | 211 | 23.8 |
Completed secondary school | 42 | 37.5 | 62 | 32.5 | 403 | 45.5 |
Completed degree | 54 | 48.2 | 114 | 59.7 | 272 | 30.7 |
Chi-sq = 68.8, p < 0.01 | ||||||
Smoker | ||||||
Yes | 19 | 17.0 | 12 | 6.3 | 324 | 36.5 |
No | 93 | 83.0 | 180 | 12 | 565 | 63.6 |
Chi-sq = 78.6, p < 0.01 | ||||||
Family income | ||||||
<$AUS20,000 | 9 | 8.0 | 1 | 0.5 | 130 | 14.7 |
$AUS20,001–50,000 | 42 | 37.5 | 16 | 8.4 | 325 | 36.7 |
>$AUS50,001 | 56 | 50.0 | 166 | 86.9 | 374 | 42.2 |
missing | 5 | 4.5 | 8 | 4.2 | 57 | 6.4 |
Chi-sq = 134.5, p < 0.01 | ||||||
Paid work/study (6 mo) | ||||||
Work/study (full- or part-time) | 67 | 35.1 | 49 | 43.8 | 273 | 30.9 |
Not at work/study | 124 | 64.9 | 63 | 56.3 | 612 | 69.2 |
Chi-sq = 8.01, p = 0.02 | ||||||
Method of birth | ||||||
Vaginal | 72 | 64.4 | 60 | 31.3 | 425 | 47.8 |
Forceps/vacuum | 17 | 15.2 | 52 | 27.1 | 237 | 26.7 |
Caesarean section | 23 | 20.5 | 80 | 41.7 | 227 | 25.5 |
Chi-sq = 39.89, p < 0.01 | ||||||