Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants (N = 805)
| Â | n (%) |
|---|---|
Educational level | Â |
Primary | 29 (3.6%) |
Secondary | 598 (74.3%) |
Tertiary | 178 (22.1%) |
Marital status | Â |
Single | 26 (3.2%) |
Married | 750 (93.2%) |
Cohabited | 24 (3%) |
Divorced | 5 (0.6%) |
Place of residence (district) | Â |
Yuen Long | 63 (7.8%) |
Tuen Mun | 188 (23.4%) |
Tin Shui Wai | 163 (20.2%) |
Others | 391 (48.6%) |
Working status | Â |
Working | 389 (48.3%) |
Not-working | 416 (51.7%) |
Mode of delivery | Â |
Spontaneous | 539 (67%) |
Assisted (vacuum/forceps) | 85 (10.6%) |
Elective Caesarean section | 102 (12.7%) |
Emergency Caesarean section | 79 (9.8%) |
Feeding method | Â |
Breastfeeding | 141 (17.5%) |
Formula feeding | 436 (54.2%) |
Mixed feeding (both breastfeeding and formula feeding) | 228 (28.3%) |
Number of children including the newborn baby | Â |
One | 465 (57.8%) |
Two | 257 (31.9%) |
Three | 68 (8.4%) |
Four | 9 (1.1%) |
Five | 6 (0.7%) |
Peiyue support | Â |
Yes | 728 (90.4%) |
No | 77 (9.6%) |