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Duration of breastfeeding following first episode of mastitis |
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| ABFAB |
FBC |
FPH |
Total |
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| Women who stopped breastfeeding before 6 months |
n = 65 |
n = 7 |
n = 14 |
n = 86 |
| Stopped bf before mastitis |
5 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
| Stopped within 3 wks |
29 |
2 |
5 |
36* |
| Stopped between 3 and 26 wks |
31 |
4 |
7 |
42 |
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| Women breastfeeding at 6 months |
n = 70 |
n = 19 |
n = 31 |
n = 120 |
| Mastitis in previous 3 wks |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Mastitis > 3 wks earlier |
68 |
19 |
31 |
118 |
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| Total women with mastitis |
206 |
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*chi-square = 4.45, p = 0.04 | ||||
Amir et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:62 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-62 |
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