Table 2 Unadjusted multinomial regression analyses for factors potentially associated with different feeding intentions
High intention to mixed-feed (n = 50) | High intention to bottle feed (n = 80) | No high intention for any feeding practice (n = 88) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity: | |||
White British | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Pakistani | 1.41 (0.75-2.66) | 0.25 (0.14-0.46)* | 1.31 (0.78-2.21) |
Other | 0.73 (0.26-1.52) | 0.09 (0.03-0.27)** | 0.89 (0.46-1.69) |
Mean (SD) age (years) | 0.98 (0.93-1.03) | 0.93 (0.89-0.98)* | 0.98 (0.94-1.04) |
Parity (multiparous compared to primiparous) | 1.16 (0.66-2.06) | 2.09 (1.23-3.42)** | 1.18 (0.74-1.87) |
BMI: | |||
Normal (BMI <25) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Overweight (BMI 25–29.9) | 1.06 (0.52-2.14) | 0.53 (0.28-1.00)* | 1.03 (0.58-1.86) |
Obese (BMI ≥30) | 0.96 (0.46-2.13) | 1.03 (0.58-1.25) | 1.30 (0.72-2.33) |
Marital and cohabitation status: | 0.55 (0.21-1.47) | 3.49 (2.02-6.03)** | 1.39 (0.76-2.52) |
Married/living with partner | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Single/not living with partner | 0.55 (0.21-1.47) | 3.49 (2.02-6.03)** | 1.39 (0.76-2.52) |
Mother’s educational levela: | |||
Less than 5 GCSE equivalent | 2.40 (1.07-5.35)* | 8.96 (3.17-15.75)** | 2.68 (1.36-5.31)** |
5 GCSE equivalent | 1.69 (0.76-3.78) | 13.24 (14.96-25.31)** | 2.54 (1.33-4.84)** |
A level equivalent | 2.43 (1.07-5.51)* | 6.82 (2.31-20.05)** | 2.06 (0.99-4.30) |
Higher than A level equivalent | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Can’t pay the bills | 1.26 (0.52-3.06) | 1.20 (0.56-2.59) | 1.51 (0.76-2.99) |
Finances worse than a year ago | 0.78 (0.39-1.56) | 0.84 (0.47-1.50) | 0.80 (0.46-1.39) |
Receiving means-tested benefit | 0.67 (0.35-1.27) | 3.13 (1.89-5.16)** | 1.25 (0.78-2.02) |
Mean (SD) attitude scores1 | |||
To breastfeed only | 0.20 (0.13-0.31)** | 0.04 (0.02-0.08)** | 0.27 (0.19-0.48)** |
To mixed-feed | 3.02 (2.03-4.49)** | 0.59 (0.46-0.77)** | 2.10 (1.51-2.92)** |
To bottle-feed only | 1.46 (1.07-1.98)* | 13.57 (8.41-21.90)** | 2.33 (1.74-3.12)** |
Mean (SD) injunctive norm to breastfeed2 | 0.97 (0.74-0.87) | 0.87 (0.70-1.09) | 1.12 (0.93-1.36) |
Mean (SD) injunctive norm to mixed-feed2 | 1.12 (0.84-1.49) | 1.09 (0.85-1.40) | 1.24 (0.98-1.56) |
Mean (SD) injunctive norm to bottle-feed2 | 1.22 (0.87-1.72) | 0.86 (0.44-1.25) | 1.13 (0.87-1.48) |
Descriptive norms score3 | |||
Other people breastfeed only | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Other people mixed-feed | 4.57 (0.22-9.17) | 5.57 (1.48-11.00)** | 1.04 (0.48-2.23) |
Other people bottle-feed only | 7.72 (0.40-14.13) | 3.08 (0.28-13.00) | 1.41 (0.39-5.09) |
Mean (SD) self-efficacy scores1 | |||
To breastfeed only | 0.58 (0.43-0.77)** | 0.20 (0.14-0.29)** | 0.64 (0.51-0.81)** |
To Mixed-feed | 1.71 (1.26-2.32)** | 0.72 (0.62-0.85)** | 1.33 (1.10-1.61)** |
To bottle-feed only | 1.03 (0.83-1.22) | 2.36 (1.71-3.24)** | 1.22 (1.05-1.41)* |
Previous negative experience of breastfeeding: | |||
No previous experience | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Negative experience | 0.73 (0.33-1.63) | 2.98 (1.74-5.11)** | 1.24 (0.71-2.15) |
Positive experience | 1.69 (0.87-3.29) | 1.0 (0.47-2.10) | 1.10 (0.60-2.03) |