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Table 2 Descriptive information of participants

From: Factors affecting breast-feeding practice among a sample of Iranian women: a structural equation modeling approach

Variable

N(%)

Mother’s job

 Housewife

308(77)

 Working at home

19(4.8)

 Working outdoors

53(13.3)

 Studying

20(5)

Address

 City

193(48.3)

 Village

207(51.7)

Mother’s disease

 Yes

53(13.3)

 No

347(86.7)

Mother smoking

 Cigarette

1(0.3)

 Hookah

2(0.5)

 None of them

397(99.3)

 Type of delivery

  Cesarean section

201(50.3)

  Normal

199(49.7)

Number of simultaneous pregnancy

 Twin

20(5)

 Singleton

380(95)

Hospital nutrition

 Breast milk

378(94.5)

 Milk powder

21(5.3)

 Other cases

1(0.3)

Admitted to NICU

 Yes

63(15.8)

 No

387(84.2)

Under care

 Health Center

249(62.3)

 Specialist office

146(36.5)

 Midwife office

5(1.3)

Type of referral

 Regular

295(73.6)

 Irregular

105(26.3)

Access to health volunteers

 No

218(54.5)

 Seldom

63(15.8)

 Partially

57(14.3)

 Yes

61(15.3)

Use of milk glass

 Yes

214(53.5)

 No

186(46.5)

Use of pacifier

 

 Yes

116(29)

 No

284(71)

Child sex

 Boy

223(55.8)

 Girl

177(44.2)

Number of children

 One

124(31)

 Two

160(40)

 Three

87(21.8)

 Four or more

29(7.4)

Pregnancy length

 7 months

6(1.5)

 8 months

47(11.8)

 9 months

347(86.8)

Income

 Low

122(30.5)

 Medium

204(51)

 Good

53(13.3)

 Very good

19(4.8)

 Excellent

2(0.5)

Feeding with two breasts

 No

14(3.5)

 Somewhat

46(11.5)

 Yes

340(85)