Breastfeeding Duration: A Survival Analysis—Data from a Regional Immunization Survey

Table 3

Paternal characteristics and median duration of any and exclusive BF (in months) with 95% confidence interval (CI), 𝑃 values.

	% (𝑛)	Any breastfeeding			Exclusive breastfeeding
		Median duration	95% CI	𝑃 value	Median duration	95% CI	𝑃 value
Education level
≤first 3 years secondary school	40.0 (193)	4.0	3.4–4.6	0.5*	3.0	2.7–3.3	0.7
Last 3 years of secondary school	22.8 (110)	3.0	2.3–3.7		2.0	0.7–3.3
Higher education	37.2 (180)	5.0	4.4–5.6		3.0	2.6–3.4
Partner’s attitude
Positive	75.6 (377)	4.0	3.5–4.5	0.006	3.0	2.7–3.3	0.02
Indifferent/negative	24.4 (122)	2.0	1.3–2.7		2.0	1.0–2.9
Household income (Euros)
≤2000	37.7 (177)	4.0	3.3–4.6	0.9	2.0	1.5–2.5	0.03**
>2000	62.3 (293)	4.0	3.5–4.5		3.0	2.5–3.4

∗Breslow test ≤ 0.05; ∗∗Breslow test ≤ 0.01.