Factors Influencing the Intention of Perinatal Nurses to Adopt the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Southeastern Quebec, Canada: Implications for Practice

Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.

Sample characteristics (𝑛=159)	Frequency
Mean age (SD)	36.1 ± 11.0 year
Gender
Female	159 (100%)
Education
College diploma	98 (61.6%)
University certificate	14 (8.8%)
Nursing degree	44 (27.7%)
Master degree	3 (1.9%)
Experience in perinatal care
<1 year	11 (7.0%)
1 to 10 years	93 (58.9%)
11 to 20 years	34 (21.5%)
>21 years	20 (12.7%)
Last training on breastfeeding^a
<1 year	40 (29.0%)
1 to 5 years	65 (47.1%)
>5 years	33 (23.9%)
Employment status
Full-time	83 (52.5%)
Part-time	59 (37.4%)
On-call	16 (10.1%)

^a𝑛 = 138; SD = standard deviation.