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
	𝑛	%	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝜒^2 value	𝑃 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