Table 4 Factors associated with perceived insufficient milk supply among breastfeeding mothers according to where they live
Earthquake-affected region n (%)* | P value | Unaffected region n (%)* | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall, perceiving insufficient milk | 123 (33.0) | 43 (11.1) | < 0.001 | |
Maternal age, year | 0.167 | 0.757 | ||
< 25 | 20 (26.0) | 6 (8.8) | ||
25–34 | 86 (36.4) | 30 (11.3) | ||
≥35 | 17 (28.3) | 7 (13.0) | ||
Maternal education | 0.307 | 0.935 | ||
Middle school and below | 48 (29.1) | 9 (11.8) | ||
High school | 42 (37.8) | 12 (10.3) | ||
University and above | 33 (34.0) | 22 (11.3) | ||
Number of children | 0.196 | 0.295 | ||
1 | 43 (30.3) | 18 (9.4) | ||
2 | 42 (40.0) | 16 (11.2) | ||
≥3 | 38 (30.2) | 9 (17.0) | ||
Sex | 0.165 | 0.046 | ||
Female | 59 (36.9) | 16 (8.0) | ||
Male | 64 (30.0) | 27 (14.4) | ||
Age, months | 0.172 | 0.316 | ||
< 6 | 31 (26.3) | 16 (13.1) | ||
6–11 | 43 (36.4) | 17 (12.5) | ||
12–23 | 49 (35.8) | 10 (7.7) | ||
Initiation of breastfeeding | 0.961 | |||
Within the first hour | 98 (32.2) | 38 (11.1) | ||
After the first hour | 25 (36.2) | 5 (10.9) | ||
Bottle feeding | 0.040 | 0.033 | ||
No | 52 (28.0) | 19 (8.3) | ||
Yes | 71 (38.0) | 24 (15.2) | ||
Housing | 0.783 | 0.646 | ||
Poor | 54 (33.8) | 5 (9.3) | ||
Good | 69 (32.4) | 38 (11.4) | ||
Health care | 0.075 | 0.250 | ||
Poor | 54 (38.6) | 7 (16.3) | ||
Good | 69 (29.6) | 36 (10.4) | ||
Safety | 0.417 | 0.279 | ||
Poor | 42 (35.9) | 7 (15.9) | ||
Good | 81 (31.6) | 36 (10.5) | ||
Nutrition | 0.001 | 0.775 | ||
Poor | 54 (44.6) | 4 (9.8) | ||
Good | 69 (27.4) | 39 (11.2) | ||
Mental health support | 0.036 | 0.170 | ||
Poor | 91 (36.7) | 19 (14.1) | ||
Good | 32 (25.6) | 24 (9.5) |