From: Breastfeeding and weaning practices among Hong Kong mothers: a prospective study
 |  | Infants' age in months when breastfeeding was completely stopped | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Total (N= 1317) % | <1 (n= 483) % | 1 to <3 (n= 340) % | 3 to <6 (n= 140) % | 6 to <9 (n= 105) % | 9 to <12 (n= 84) % | ≥12 (n= 165) % |
Age,‡ y | |||||||
   18-24 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
   25-29 | 22.9 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 22.6 | 20.6 |
   30-34 | 46.2 | 45.6 | 44.7 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 46.4 | 44.9 |
   ≥35 | 24.2 | 19.7 | 26.2 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 27.4 | 29.7 |
Parity†| |||||||
   Primiparous | 59.8 | 70.6 | 62.1 | 52.9 | 54.3 | 45.2 | 40.6 |
   Multiparous | 40.2 | 29.4 | 37.9 | 47.1 | 45.7 | 54.7 | 59.4 |
Maternal education†| |||||||
   Primary | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 9.1 |
   Compulsory secondary | 20.3 | 20.9 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 23.8 | 17.0 |
   Upper secondary | 37.4 | 48.2 | 33.8 | 26.4 | 30.5 | 28.6 | 31.5 |
   University degree | 35.5 | 25.5 | 41.7 | 49.3 | 41.0 | 35.7 | 36.4 |
   Post-graduate degree | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
Monthly Family income (HKD)†ab | |||||||
   < $10,000 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 16.1 |
   $10,000-14,999 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 18.8 | 18.3 | 13.6 |
   $15,000-$19,999 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 18.3 | 8.0 |
   $20,000-$24,999 | 11.6 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
   $25,000-$29,999 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 11.7 |
   => $30,000 | 44.2 | 40.1 | 49.2 | 54.9 | 40.6 | 39.0 | 42.0 |
Length of residence in Hong Kong†| |||||||
   < 5 years | 11.2 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 19.1 | 23.8 | 18.2 |
   ≥ 5 years | 88.8 | 95.2 | 90.0 | 85.7 | 81.0 | 76.2 | 81.8 |
Mother planning to exclusively breastfeed†| |||||||
   No | 35.9 | 48.0 | 38.2 | 25.7 | 27.6 | 26.2 | 14.6 |
   Yes | 64.1 | 52.0 | 61.8 | 74.3 | 72.4 | 73.8 | 85.5 |
Was mother breastfed†| |||||||
   No | 54.1 | 62.5 | 54.7 | 47.1 | 44.8 | 46.4 | 44.2 |
   Yes | 45.9 | 37.5 | 45.3 | 52.9 | 55.2 | 53.6 | 55.8 |
Previous breastfeeding experience†| |||||||
   No | 66.4 | 79.1 | 67.9 | 58.6 | 59.1 | 50.0 | 46.1 |
   Yes | 33.6 | 20.1 | 32.1 | 41.4 | 41.0 | 50.0 | 53.9 |
Husband feeding preference†| |||||||
   Breastfeeding | 61.7 | 50.7 | 60.3 | 70.7 | 75.2 | 71.4 | 75.8 |
   No preference | 19.0 | 22.2 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 17.0 |
   Infant formula or mixed | 19.3 | 27.1 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 13.1 | 7.3 |
Emergency caesarean section‡ | |||||||
   No | 88.7 | 86.3 | 87.7 | 89.3 | 90.5 | 97.6 | 91.5 |
   Yes | 11.3 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 8.5 |
Return to work post-partum†| |||||||
   No | 26.3 | 18.4 | 21.8 | 25.0 | 36.2 | 47.6 | 42.4 |
   Yes | 73.7 | 81.6 | 78.2 | 75.0 | 63.8 | 52.4 | 57.6 |