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Table 1 Patient characteristics from BPC program at baseline and follow up

From: The role of clinic-based breastfeeding peer counseling on breastfeeding rates among low-income patients

 

Baseline 2008

(n = 102)

Follow up 2009

(n = 100)

Follow up 2014

(n = 100)

Differences between groups

Characteristic

N

%

N

%

N

%

p

Race/Ethnicity

      

0.25

 White

9

8.8%

15

15.0%

9

9.0%

 

 Black

58

56.9%

53

53.0%

46

46.0%

 

 Hispanic/Latine

30

29.4%

26

26.0%

37

37.0%

 

 Asian

2

2.0%

5

5.0%

4

4.0%

 

 Other

3

2.9%

1

1.0%

2

2.0%

 

Age

      

< 0.05

 18–19

13

12.7%

18

18.0%

8

8.0%

 

 20–30

67

65.7%

63

63.0%

49

49.0%

 

 31–40

22

21.6%

19

19.0%

42

42.0%

 

 41+

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

1.0%

 

Marital status

      

0.019

 Single

82

80.4%

80

80.0%

61

61.0%

 

 Married

20

19.6%

18

18.0%

35

35.0%

 

 Divorced

0

0.0%

2

2.0%

0

0.0%

 

Health insurance status

      

0.85

 Self

2

2.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

 

 Public

97

95.1%

99

99.0%

100

100.0%

 

 Private

3

2.9%

1

1.0%

0

0.0%

 

Parity

      

0.12

 Nulliparous

37

36.3%

45

45.0%

31

31.0%

 

Route of delivery

      

0.31

 Cesarean

22

21.6%

26

26.0%

31

31.0%

 

NICU admission for infant

      

0.20

 Yes

16

15.7%

10

10.0%

8

8.0%

 

Completed 6-week visit

      

0.27

 Yes

71

69.6%

76

76.0%

66

66.0%

 

Number BPC consults documented

      

N/A

 Mean prenatal consults

-

-

-

-

0.87 ± 0.7

-

 

 Mean post-delivery consults

-

-

-

-

0.06 ± 0.2

-

 

 Mean total consults

-

-

-

-

0.93 ± 0.7

-

 
  1. * indicates p < 0.05