Table 1 Baseline characteristics, breastfeeding behavior scores and breastfeeding outcomes (N = 354)
From: Validation of the Arabic version of the breastfeeding behavior questionnaire among Lebanese women
Characteristic | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
Allocation | |
Experimental | 169 (47.7) |
Control | 185 (52.3) |
Site | |
Center A | 302 (85.3) |
Center B | 52 (14.7) |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 166 (46.9) |
Multiparous | 188 (53.1) |
Religiona | |
Muslim | 292 (88.2) |
Christian | 39 (11.8) |
Employment | |
Yes | 180 (50.8) |
No | 174 (49.2) |
Education level | |
≤ Intermediate | 36 (10.2) |
Secondary or technical | 38 (10.7) |
University | 280 (79.1) |
Monthly income | |
≤ $1000 | 98 (27.7) |
> $1000 | 256 (72.3) |
Breastfeeding behavior score | |
Positive (12 to 35) | 188 (53.1) |
Negative (36 to 56) | 166 (46.9) |
Breastfeeding behavior | |
EBF at 1 montha | 175 (49.4%) |
EBF at 3 monthsa | 140 (39.5) |
EBF at 6 monthsa | 106 (29.9) |