Table 3 Breastfeeding outcomes for enrolled women
|  | Overall (333) ‡ | Residents of first-tier cities (243) ‡ | Residents of non-first tier cities (90) ‡ | P value (t/U/χ2 test) | Patients with no history of childbirth prior to surgery (231) ‡ | Patients with a history of childbirth prior to surgery (102) ‡ | P value (t/U/χ2 test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average duration of any breastfeeding for the first child after surgery (months) †| 8.80 (5.23) | 8.68 (5.09) | 9.09 (5.58) | 0.711 | 8.75 (5.30) | 8.91 (5.09) | 0.799 |
Average duration of exclusive breastfeeding for the first child after surgery (months) †| 5.08 (5.82) | 4.69 (5.67) | 6.07 (6.13) | 0.044* | 4.97 (5.84) | 5.31 (5.81) | 0.640 |
Whether ever breastfeeding | Â | Â | Â | 0.204 | Â | Â | 1.000 |
No | 30 (9.0%) | 25 (10.3%) | 5 (5.6%) | Â | 21 (9.1%) | 9 (8.8%) | Â |
Yes | 303 (91.0%) | 218 (89.7%) | 85 (94.4%) | Â | 210 (90.9%) | 93 (91.2%) | Â |
Exclusive breastfeeding duration for the first child after surgery | Â | Â | Â | 0.079 | Â | Â | 0.809 |
< 6 months | 197 (59.2%) | 151 (62.1%) | 46 (51.1%) |  | 138 (59.7%) | 59 (57.8%) |  |
Any breastfeeding duration for the first child after surgery | Â | Â | Â | 0.423 | Â | Â | 0.437 |
< 12 months | 233 (70.0%) | 173 (71.2%) | 60 (66.7%) |  | 165 (71.4%) | 68 (66.7%) |  |
> 12 months | 100 (30.0%) | 70 (28.8%) | 30 (33.3%) |  | 66 (28.6%) | 34 (33.3%) |  |
Any breastfeeding duration for the first child after surgery | Â | Â | Â | 0.497 | Â | Â | 0.742 |
< 24 months | 322 (96.7%) | 236 (97.1%) | 86 (95.6%) |  | 224 (97.0%) | 98 (96.1%) |  |
> 24 months | 11 (3.3%) | 7 (2.9%) | 4 (4.4%) |  | 7 (3.0%) | 4 (3.9%) |  |