Table 3 Perceptions and awareness of appropriate breastfeeding practice if a mother is suspected/confirmed with COVID-19, 2020
Perceptions and awareness of appropriate breastfeeding practice | Exposed to an advertisement about how to appropriately and safely breastfeed a baby | Propensity score analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Total n (%) | Standardized proportion difference (95% CI) | |
Total participants (n = 3170) | ||||
 What do you think a breastfeeding mother with COVID-19 symptoms should do? | 0.16 (0.12, 0.19)** | |||
  Continue breastfeeding | 366 (23.2) | 194 (12.1) | 560 (17.6) | |
  Continue breastfeeding with precaution | 982 (62.3) | 953 (59.7) | 1935 (61) | |
  Child should be given substitute milk and not breastfed | 64 (4) | 130 (8.1) | 194 (6.1) | |
  Child should be separated from the mother immediately | 131 (8.3) | 196 (12.2) | 327 (10.3) | |
  Do not know | 33 (2) | 121 (7.6) | 154 (4.8) | |
  Total, n (%) | 1576 (100) | 1594 (100) | 3170 (100) | |
Mothers (or their partners) with children < 2 years old (n = 1057) | ||||
 Do you think you/your partner will continue breastfeeding your child, if you are/she is suspected or confirmed of COVID-19? | 0.06 (0.01, 0.12)* | |||
  Continue breastfeeding | 342 (62.7) | 235 (45.8) | 577 (54.5) | |
  Discontinue breastfeeding | 137 (25.1) | 174 (33.9) | 311 (29.4) | |
  Do not know | 66 (12.1) | 103 (20.1) | 169 (15.9) | |
  Total, n (%) | 545 (100) | 512 (100) | 1057 (100) | |