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Table 3 Information on feeding (all participants)a

From: Some Japanese mothers do not follow package instructions of infant formula: a web-based analytical cross-sectional study

 

All

 

Child age

 

First-born status

 

(n = 330)

 

< 6 months

(n = 165)

≥ 6 months

(n = 165)

p value

 

First-born

(n = 174)

Later-born

(n = 156)

p value

Is the child you are currently feeding your first-born?

First-born

52.7 (174)b

 

44.2 (73)c

61.2 (101)d

0.002*

    

Later-born

47.3 (156)

 

55.8 (92)

38.8 (64)

    

Where did you get the information about feeding your child? (Multiple answers allowed)

(1) Obstetric facility

92.1 (304)

 

89.7 (148)

94.5 (156)

-

 

93.7 (163)e

90.4 (141)f

-

(2) Pediatric facilities

10.0 (33)

 

7.3 (12)

12.7 (21)

 

10.3 (18)

9.6 (15)

(3) Nursery

3.9 (13)

 

3.0 (5)

4.8 (8)

 

5.7 (10)

1.9 (3)

(4) Local antenatal classes

8.2 (27)

 

7.9 (13)

8.5 (14)

 

8.6 (15)

7.7 (12)

(5) Infant health check up

10.0 (33)

 

6.1 (10)

13.9 (23)

 

10.9 (19)

9.0 (14)

(6) Family

20.9 (69)

 

16.4 (27)

25.5 (42)

 

24.7 (43)

16.7 (26)

(7) Friends

10.0 (33)

 

10.3 (17)

9.7 (16)

 

10.9 (19)

9.0 (14)

(8) Internet

36.1 (119)

 

32.7 (54)

39.4 (65)

 

40.8 (71)

30.8 (48)

(9) Others

6.4 (21)

 

4.2 (7)

8.5 (14)

 

6.3 (11)

6.4 (10)

Which of the following concerns do you have about feeding your child? (Multiple answers allowed)

(1) I do not know if I am providing enough breast milk or infant formula (powdered or liquid milk)

48.8 (161)

 

46.7 (77)

50.9 (84)

-

 

55.7 (97)

41.0 (64)

-

(2) Insufficient or no breast milk production

22.1 (73)

 

26.7 (44)

17.6 (29)

 

21.3 (37)

23.1 (36)

(3) The child refusing to drink infant formula (powdered or liquid milk)

12.4 (41)

 

10.9 (18)

13.9 (23)

 

11.5 (20)

13.5 (21)

(4) The child drinking too much infant formula (powdered or liquid form)

7.9 (26)

 

7.3 (12)

8.5 (14)

 

7.5 (13)

8.3 (13)

(5) The child does not want to drink breast milk

5.2 (17)

 

3.6 (6)

6.7 (11)

 

5.7 (10)

4.5 (7)

(6) The child drinks too much breast milk

7.9 (26)

 

10.3 (17)

5.5 (9)

 

6.9 (12)

9.0 (14)

(7) No place to breastfeed when you go out

27.6 (91)

 

32.7 (54)

22.4 (37)

 

28.7 (50)

26.3 (41)

(8) The child is not gaining weight steadily

8.2 (27)

 

4.2 (7)

12.1 (20)

 

10.3 (18)

5.8 (9)

(9) Children gain too much weight

11.2 (37)

 

12.1 (20)

10.3 (17)

 

11.5 (20)

10.9 (17)

(10) I do not know when or how to stop feeding

26.1 (86)

 

18.2 (30)

33.9 (56)

 

37.9 (66)

12.8 (20)

(11) Mother is not in good health

3.9 (13)

 

2.4 (4)

5.5 (9)

 

5.2 (9)

2.6 (4)

(12) The mother’s work schedule prevents her from breastfeeding as much as she would like

2.4 (8)

 

3.0 (5)

1.8 (3)

 

1.7 (3)

3.2 (5)

(13) I do not have anyone I can talk to about breastfeeding

7.6 (25)

 

6.7 (11)

8.5 (14)

 

10.3 (18)

4.5 (7)

(14) Others

10.3 (34)

 

8.5 (14)

12.1 (20)

 

6.9 (12)

14.1 (22)

Which of the following methods do you currently use to feed your child?

         

(1) Breast milk

38.2 (126)

 

40.0 (66)

36.4 (60)

0.001*

 

35.1 (61)

41.7 (65)

0.026*

(2) Infant Formula

24.5 (81)

 

15.8 (26)

33.3 (55)

 

31.0 (54)

17.3 (27)

(3) Breast milk/infant formula

37.0 (122)

 

43.6 (72)

30.3 (50)

 

33.9 (59)

40.4 (63)

(4) Other

0.3 (1)

 

0.6 (1)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

0.6 (1)

  1. aThe numbers in parentheses represent the proportions of total participants
  2. bThe percentage of participants (n = 330)
  3. cThe proportion of those with children  < 6 months of age (n = 165)
  4. dThe proportion of participants with children aged ≥ 6 months (n = 165)
  5. eThe proportion of those with a first-born (n = 174)
  6. fThe proportion of participants with later-born children (n = 156)
  7. *p < 0.05