Recall of age of weaning and other breastfeeding variables

Table 2 Reasons for breastfeeding cessation reported 1–3.5 years post-partum (re-interview) compared to initial interviews within 3 weeks of breastfeeding cessation. Includes only women who had stopped breastfeeding within 3 months of the baby's birth (n = 124)

	Reported During Initial Interviews (3, 6, 9, or 12 weeks post-partum)
	Yes		No
	Re-interview		Re-interview
Reason^a	Yes	No	Yes	No	Sensitivity^b	Specificity^c	Cohen's Kappa	McNemar's Test p-value
Not enough milk	20	17	14	73	54%	84%	0.39**	0.720
Back to work	31	9	13	71	78%	85%	0.60**	0.523
Inconvenient	7	22	5	90	24%	95%	0.24**	0.002
Painful	8	14	8	94	36%	92%	0.32**	0.286
Mastitis	3	0	1	120	100%	99%	0.85**	1.000
Family objected	0	0	1	123	--	99%	--	--
Baby stopped	0	8	9	107	0%	92%	-0.07	1.000

^a Reasons are not mutually exclusive; women could report more than one reason.
^b Percentage of women reporting this reason at re-interview, out of those originally reporting it.
^c Percentage of women not reporting this reason at re-interview, out of those not originally reporting it.
* p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01

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