Research Article
An Assessment of the Breastfeeding Practices and Infant Feeding Pattern among Mothers in Mauritius
Table 2
Link between cessation of breastfeeding and socioeconomic and demographic factors. Termination of breastfeeding in months.
| Category | <1 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 13–18 | 19–24 | 25–30 | 31–36 | >36 | Results of chi-square test | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | | % | value | value |
| Age | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18–24 | 2 | 14.3 | 25 | 25.3 | 23 | 29.9 | 11 | 32.4 | 41 | 33.6 | 8 | 25.0 | 18 | 28.1 | 3 | 10.7 |
25.7 |
0.220 | 25–31 | 7 | 50.0 | 37 | 37.4 | 24 | 31.2 | 0 | 29.4 | 55 | 45.1 | 15 | 46.9 | 19 | 29.7 | 13 | 46.4 | 32–38 | 3 | 21.4 | 23 | 23.2 | 19 | 24.7 | 8 | 23.5 | 17 | 13.9 | 5 | 15.6 | 21 | 32.8 | 6 | 21.4 | 39–45 | 2 | 14.3 | 14 | 14.1 | 11 | 14.3 | 5 | 14.7 | 9 | 7.4 | 4 | 12.5 | 6 | 9.4 | 6 | 21.4 | Residence | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rural | 4 | 28.6 | 41 | 41.4 | 36 | 46.8 | 14 | 41.2 | 57 | 46.7 | 7 | 21.9 | 28 | 43.8 | 12 | 42.9 |
8.26 |
0.310 | Urban | 10 | 71.4 | 58 | 58.6 | 41 | 53.2 | 20 | 58.8 | 65 | 53.3 | 25 | 78.1 | 36 | 56.3 | 16 | 57.1 | Parity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Primiparous | 6 | 42.9 | 44 | 44.4 | 34 | 44.2 | 12 | 35.3 | 67 | 54.9 | 9 | 28.1 | 15 | 23.4 | 7 | 25.0 |
24.3 | <0.01 | Multiparous | 8 | 57.1 | 55 | 55.6 | 43 | 55.8 | 22 | 64.7 | 55 | 45.1 | 23 | 71.9 | 49 | 76.6 | 21 | 75.0 | Type of family | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nuclear | 9 | 64.3 | 55 | 55.6 | 44 | 57.1 | 22 | 64.7 | 66 | 54.1 | 22 | 68.8 | 37 | 57.8 | 17 | 60.7 |
3.48 |
0.837 | Extended | 5 | 35.7 | 44 | 44.4 | 33 | 42.9 | 12 | 35.3 | 56 | 45.9 | 10 | 31.3 | 27 | 42.2 | 11 | 39.3 | Type of delivery | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Normal vaginal | 7 | 50.0 | 66 | 66.7 | 42 | 54.5 | 23 | 67.6 | 65 | 53.3 | 19 | 59.4 | 33 | 51.6 | 17 | 60.7 |
11.6 |
0.638 | Caesarian section | 7 | 50.0 | 32 | 32.3 | 35 | 45.5 | 11 | 32.4 | 57 | 46.7 | 3 | 40.6 | 31 | 48.4 | 11 | 39.3 | Ventouse | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | Alcohol consumption | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Occasionally | 3 | 21.4 | 37 | 37.4 | 25 | 32.5 | 13 | 38.2 | 39 | 32.0 | 7 | 21.9 | 29 | 45.3 | 10 | 35.7 |
29.5 | 0.009 | Seldom | 4 | 28.6 | 10 | 10.1 | 6 | 7.8 | 5 | 14.7 | 5 | 4.10 | 4 | 12.5 | 10 | 15.6 | 7 | 25.0 | Never | 7 | 50.0 | 52 | 52.5 | 46 | 59.7 | 16 | 47.1 | 78 | 63.9 | 21 | 65.6 | 25 | 39.1 | 11 | 39.3 | Education level | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Primary | 1 | 7.1 | 21 | 21.2 | 12 | 15.6 | 6 | 17.6 | 22 | 18.0 | 13 | 40.6 | 18 | 28.1 | 13 | 46.4 |
46.6 | 0.015 | Secondary | 10 | 71.4 | 52 | 52.5 | 45 | 58.4 | 16 | 47.1 | 59 | 48.4 | 14 | 43.8 | 36 | 56.3 | 14 | 50.0 | HSC | 2 | 14.3 | 17 | 17.2 | 12 | 15.6 | 9 | 26.5 | 18 | 14.8 | 3 | 9.4 | 5 | 7.8 | 1 | 3.6 | Diploma | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4 | 5.2 | 1 | 2.9 | 7 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | Graduated | 1 | 7.1 | 8 | 8.1 | 4 | 5.2 | 2 | 5.9 | 16 | 13.1 | 2 | 6.3 | 5 | 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Student | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
41.8 | 0.045 | Blue collars | 2 | 14.3 | 19 | 19.2 | 7 | 9.1 | 3 | 8.8 | 18 | 14.8 | 6 | 18.8 | 11 | 17.2 | 6 | 21.4 | White collars | 3 | 21.4 | 30 | 30.3 | 21 | 27.3 | 11 | 32.4 | 34 | 27.9 | 4 | 12.5 | 13 | 20.3 | 4 | 14.3 | Housewife | 4 | 28.6 | 42 | 42.4 | 43 | 55.8 | 18 | 52.9 | 64 | 52.5 | 20 | 62.5 | 35 | 54.7 | 17 | 60.7 | Self-employed | 5 | 35.7 | 8 | 8.1 | 4 | 5.2 | 2 | 5.9 | 5 | 4.1 | 2 | 6.3 | 5 | 7.8 | 1 | 3.6 |
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