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Table 4 Results of the logistic regression predicting breastfeeding initiationb

From: Determinants of breastfeeding initiation and cessation among employed mothers: a prospective cohort study

Employment variables

β

SEa

P-value

OR

CI

Type of Occupation (Ref. = Clerical)

     

Professional

0.53

0.28

0.05

1.70

1.00–2.93

Blue Collar

−0.23

0.30

0.44

0.79

0.44–1.43

Prenatal Hours Worked per Week

−0.02

0.01

0.21

0.98

0.96–1.01

Employer Provides Paid Leave Policy (Ref. = No)

−0.29

0.28

0.31

0.75

0.43–1.31

Supervisor Support (Ref. =Somewhat/Strongly agree)

0.02

0.35

0.96

1.02

0.51–2.03

Coworker Support (Ref. = Somewhat/Strongly agree)

−0.02

0.88

0.98

0.98

0.17–5.49

  1. aStandard Error
  2. bModel was adjusted for maternal age, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, household income, delivery hospital, parity, prenatal smoking, prenatal moods, breastfeeding among friends/family, had problems with breastfeeding, and pre-pregnancy health; alpha <0.05 was used