Table 3: Participants’ intention toward breastfeeding.
Characteristics No. %
Planning to only use formula milk
Strongly agree 9 2.4
Somewhat agree 51 13.7
Somewhat disagree 105 28.3
Strongly disagree 204 55.0
Plans to at least give breastfeeding a try
Strongly agree 258 69.5
Somewhat agree 64 17.3
Somewhat disagree 22 5.9
Strongly disagree 22 5.9
Only breastfeeding until the baby is one month old
Strongly agree 217 58.5
Somewhat agree 89 24.0
Somewhat disagree 44 11.9
Strongly disagree 18 4.9
Only breastfeeding until the baby is 3 months old
Strongly agree 161 43.4
Somewhat agree 120 32.3
Somewhat disagree 64 17.3
Strongly disagree 21 5.7
Only breastfeeding until the baby is 6 months old
Strongly agree 104 28.0
Somewhat agree 113 30.5
Somewhat disagree 103 27.8
Strongly disagree 44 11.9
What contributed to the breastfeeding decision
Healthier for the baby 284 76.5
Cheaper 31 8.4
Knowledge about the benefits 180 48.5
Heard about the benefits from family 112 30.2
Others 34 9.2