From: Breastfeeding practices 2008–2009 among Chinese mothers living in Ireland: a mixed methods study
Socio-demographic & Social support and influence Modela | Social-demographic & Behavioural modelb | Social-demographic & Attitudinal modelc | Full Modeld | |||||
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Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | |
Mother had been breastfed as a child | 3.22 (1.21–8.56) | 0.019 | 3.81 (1.22–11.88) | 0.021 | ||||
Feeding information obtained from mothers’ own mother | 1.97 (1.08–3.59) | 0.027 | ||||||
Child was looked after by maternal grandmother | 4.53 (1.21–16.92) | 0.025 | ||||||
Child was looked after by paternal grandmother | 0.17 (0.05–0.61) | 0.007 | ||||||
Mother bed shared with the baby | 3.10 (1.46–6.62) | 0.003 | 3.27 (1.32–8.11) | 0.011 | ||||
Breastfed within 1st hour after childbirth | 2.14 (1.07–4.25) | 0.030 | ||||||
Formula was introduced at least 1 week after the child was born | 2.81 (1.37–5.77) | 0.005 | ||||||
Child was fed on demand | 2.68 (1.42–5.05) | 0.002 | 2.89 (1.36–6.13) | 0.006 | ||||
Mother consumed cultural postpartum diet | 2.88 (1.46–5.66) | 0.002 | ||||||
Feeding decision was made: | ||||||||
Before pregnancy vs. After the child was born | 4.95 (1.17–20.90) | 0.030 | ||||||
During pregnancy vs. After the child was born | 4.61 (1.04–20.44) | 0.044 | ||||||
Planned breastfeeding duration: ≥ 4 months vs. < 4 months | 9.66 (4.18–22.31) | < 0.001 | 10.09 (3.83–26.61) | < 0.001 |