Table 2 Breastfeeding outcomes
From: A descriptive study of mastitis in Australian breastfeeding women: incidence and determinants
Characteristics | FBC (n = 112) | FPH (n = 192) | ABFAB (n = 889) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean duration of breastfeeding* (weeks, sd) | 22.7 (7.5) | 20.7 (8.5) | 17.9 (9.8) | |||
Regression, p = <0.01 | ||||||
Breastfeeding at 6 months | ||||||
Breastfeeding at 6 mo | 86 | 76.8 | 121 | 63.0 | 470 | 52.9 |
Not breastfeeding at 6 mo | 26 | 23.2 | 71 | 37.0 | 419 | 47.1 |
Chi-sq = 26.9, p < 0.01 | ||||||
Mastitis | ||||||
Had mastitis | 26 | 23.2 | 45 | 23.6 | 135 | 15.1 |
Didn't have mastitis | 86 | 76.8 | 146 | 76.4 | 754 | 84.9 |
Chi-sq = 10.6, p = <0.01 | ||||||
Cracked nipple | ||||||
Had cracked nipple | 16 | 14.3 | 28 | 14.6 | 106 | 11.9 |
No cracked nipple | 96 | 85.7 | 164 | 85.4 | 783 | 88.1 |
Chi-sq = 1.35, p = 0.5 | ||||||
Duration of nipple pain** (weeks, sd) (missing = 118) | 3.1 (3.8) | 3.5 (3.8) | 3.8 (5.4) | |||
Regression, p = 0.5 | ||||||