Table 2 Socio-demographic determinants of breastfeeding initiation and duration among all participants (n = 322, Phase 1)§
From: Breastfeeding practices 2008–2009 among Chinese mothers living in Ireland: a mixed methods study
Initiated breastfeeding | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Breastfed ≥4 months | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Unadjusted | Adjusteda | Yes (%) | No (%) | Unadjusted | Adjustedb | |
Child’s birthplace | ||||||||
China | 41 (87.2) | 6 (12.8) | 2.20 (0.90–5.41) | 2.48 (0.74–8.28) | 32 (68.1) | 15 (31.9) | 3.35 (1.73–6.48)* | 4.64 (1.78–12.06)* |
Ireland | 208 (75.6) | 67 (24.4) | 1 | 1 | 107 (38.9) | 168 (61.1) | 1 | 1 |
Maternal birthplace | ||||||||
Mainland China | 220 (80.3) | 54 (19.7) | 2.88 (1.49–5.54)* | 1.41 (0.57–3.53) | 129 (47.1) | 145 (52.9) | 3.20 (1.53–6.71)* | 1.48 (0.59–3.68) |
Hong Kong | 27 (58.7) | 19 (41.3) | 1 | 1 | 10 (21.7) | 36 (78.3) | 1 | 1 |
Maternal education level | ||||||||
Tertiary | 139 (83.7) | 27 (16.3) | 2.15 (1.26–3.68)* | 1.65 (0.87–3.14) | 91 (54.8) | 75 (45.2) | 2.73 (1.73–4.31)* | 2.08 (1.20–3.62)* |
Primary/Secondary | 110 (70.5) | 46 (29.5) | 1 | 1 | 48 (30.8) | 108 (69.2) | 1 | 1 |
Mother has been breastfed | ||||||||
Yes | 222 (80.4) | 54 (19.6) | 2.89 (1.50–5.59)* | 1.78 (0.81–3.91) | 131 (47.5) | 145 (52.5) | 4.29 (1.93–9.53)* | 2.67 (1.10–6.44)* |
No/Don’t know | 27 (58.7) | 19 (41.3) | 1 | 1 | 8 (17.4) | 38 (82.6) | 1 | 1 |
Husband education level | ||||||||
Tertiary | 113 (84.3) | 21 (15.7) | 2.05 (1.62–3.61)* | 1.33 (0.67–2.61) | 75 (56.0) | 59 (44.0) | 2.46 (1.56–3.89)* | 1.53 (0.89–2.64) |
Primary/Secondary | 134 (72.4) | 51 (27.6) | 1 | 1 | 63 (34.1) | 122 (65.9) | 1 | 1 |
Parity | ||||||||
Primiparous | 177 (81.9) | 39 (18.1) | 2.14 (1.26–3.66)* | 1.41 (0.76–2.64) | 103 (47.7) | 113 (52.3) | 1.77 (1.09–2.87)* | 0.93 (0.53–1.66) |
Multiparous | 72 (67.9) | 34 (32.1) | 1 | 1 | 36 (34.0) | 70 (66.0) | 1 | 1 |
Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |||||
Child‘s current age (years) | 5.1 ± 4.70 | 5.7 ± 4.62 | 0.97 (0.92–1.03) | 0.98 (0.90–1.07) | 5.2 ± 5.02 | 5.2 ± 4.42 | 1.00 (0.95–1.05) | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) |
Maternal age at childbirth (years) | 27.8 ± 4.39 | 28.5 ± 4.92 | 0.97 (0.91–1.02)c | na | 28.1 ± 4.61 | 27.9 ± 4.44 | 1.01 (0.97–1.07)d | na |