Table 1 Demographic and obstetrics characteristics of the mothers (n = 379)
From: The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF): a validation study in Iranian mothers
Mean ± SD or n (%) | |
|---|---|
Mother’s age (years) | 30.16 ± 5.76 |
Educational level | |
Primary/secondary | 267 (70.4) |
University | 112 (29.6) |
Occupation | |
Housewife | 330 (87.1) |
Employed | 57 (12.9) |
Duration of marriage (years) | 8.00 ± 5.43 |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 159 (42.0) |
Multiparous | 220 (58.0) |
Delivery mode | |
Vaginal | 104 (27.4) |
Cesarean | 275 (72.6) |
Type of pregnancy | |
Wanted | 322 (85.0) |
Unwanted | 57 (15.0) |
Infant age (months) | 103.77 ± 128.03 |
Infant sex | |
Male | 191 (50.4) |
Female | 188 (49.6) |