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Table 2 Correlations of factors with internal and external pressure to provide milk

From: Pressure to provide milk among mothers of very low birth weight infants: an explorative study

Variables

Maternal age

Education

Experience with pumping

Milk volume

PSS:NICU (subscale role alteration)

Availability donor milk

Internal pressure to provide milk

rs = 0.0238; p = 0.605

rs = 0.005; p = 0.904

X2 = 17.398; p = 0.004; Cramer ́s V = 0.185

rs = 0.2017; p = 0.000

rs = -0.2865; p = 0.000

X2 = 2.111 p = 0.834

Maternal age

-

rs = 0.2363; p = 0.000

X2 = 50.216; p = 0.009; K = -0.124

rs = -0.1646; p = 0.000

rs = -0.169; p = 0.001

X2 = 40.251 p = 0.080

Education

rs = 0.2363; p = 0.000

-

X2 = 0.2023; p = 0.975

rs = 0.0964; p = 0.033

rs = -0.1085; p = 0.027

X2 = 3.971 p = 0.410

Experience with pumping

X2 = 50.216; p = 0.009; Cramer´s V = 0.322

X2 = 0.2023; p = 0.975

-

X2 = 7.7170; p = 0.103

X2 = 32.9691; p = 0.082

X2 = 0.051 p = 0.821

Milk volume 14 days p.p

rs = -0.1646; p = 0.000

rs = 0.0964; p = 0.033

X2 = 7.717; p = 0.103

-

rs = -0.0190; p = 0.701

X2 = 10.352 p = 0.035; Cramer´s V = 0.145

PSS:NICU (subscale role alteration)

Pearson´s Correlation = -0.169; p = 0.001

rs = -0.1085; p = 0.027

X2 = 32.9691; p = 0.082

rs = -0.0190; p = 0.701

-

X2 = 32.671 p = 0.087

Availability donor milk

X2 = 40.251 p = 0.080

X2 = 3.971 p = 0.410

X2 = 0.051 p = 0.821

X2 = 10.352 p = 0.035; Cramer´s V = 0.145

X2 = 32.671 p = 0.087

-

External pressure to provide milk

rs = -0.0134; p = 0.769

rs = -0.0434; p = 0.332

X2 = 13.047; p = 0.023; Cramer´s V = 0.160

rs = 0.2991; p = 0.000

rs = -0.1478, p = 0.002

X2 = 14.410 p = 0.013; Cramer´s V = 0.169