Table 3 Relationship of BSES-SF scores with demographic characteristics (n = 379)
From: The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (BSES-SF): a validation study in Iranian mothers
r or mean ± SD | P | |
|---|---|---|
Mother’s age (years) | 0.001 | 0.997 |
Duration of marriage (years) | 0.055 | 0.284 |
Infant age (months) | − 0.041 | 0.426 |
Educational level | 0.575 | |
Primary/secondary | 50.63 ± 8.94 | |
University | 51.20 ± 8.88 | |
Occupation | 0.641 | |
Housewife | 50.88 ± 8.87 | |
Employed | 50.24 ± 9.28 | |
Parity | 0.934 | |
Primiparous | 50.75 ± 8.87 | |
Multiparous | 50.83 ± 8.96 | |
Delivery mode | 0.221 | |
Vaginal | 51.56 ± 6.32 | |
Cesarean | 50.51 ± 9.71 | |
Type of pregnancy | 0.671 | |
Wanted | 50.72 ± 9.01 | |
Unwanted | 51.26 ± 8.39 | |
Infant sex | 0.399 | |
Male | 51.18 ± 9.01 | |
Female | 50.41 ± 8.82 | |