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

Table 5 Information on the use of prepared infant formula (only powdered infant formula users)^a

	All	Child age			First-born status
	(n = 195)	< 6 months (n = 95)	≥ 6 months (n = 100)	p value	First-born (n = 112)	later-born (n = 83)	p value
Do you use a measuring spoon and the prescribed amount of hot water to make infant formula according to the directions on the package?
(1) Yes	95.9 (187)^b	96.8 (92)^c	95.0 (95)^d	0.517	94.6 (106)^e	97.6 (81)^f	0.305
(2) No	4.1 (8)	3.2 (3)	5.0 (5)	0.517	5.4 (6)	2.4 (2)	0.305
Have you ever given your child infant formula that has been made more than two hours after you made?
(1) Yes	23.1 (45)	27.4 (26)	19.0 (19)	0.166	22.3 (25)	24.1 (20)	0.771
(2) No	76.9 (150)	72.6 (69)	81.0 (81)	0.166	77.7 (87)	75.9 (63)	0.771
Have you ever added anything to your infant formula and given it to your child?
(1) Yes	15.9 (31)	16.8 (16)	15.0 (15)	0.725	16.1 (18)	15.7 (13)	0.938
(2) No	84.1 (164)	83.2 (79)	85.0 (85)	0.725	83.9 (94)	84.3 (70)	0.938

^aThe numbers in parentheses represent the proportions of total participants
^bThe proportion of all participants who used infant formula in powdered form (n = 195)
^cThe proportion of infants <6 months old who were fed with infant formula in powdered form (n = 95)
^dThe proportion of those ≥ 6 months old who were fed with infant formula in powdered form (n = 100)
^eThe proportion of participants with a first-born who used infant formula in powdered form (n = 112)
^fThe numbers in this row represent the proportion of participants with later-born children, who answered for infant formula and breast milk/infant formula (n = 83)
^*p < 0.05

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