Table 4: Comparison of practice of breastfeeding according to nationality *Chi-Square Test
Nationality P value*
Kuwaiti (n=229) Non-Kuwaiti (n=142)
Ever breastfeeding a child 191 (83.4) 117 (82.4) 0.801
How many of your children did you breastfeed? The first child only 38 (19.7) 25 (21.2) 0.034
Some of them 28 (14.5) 5 (4.2)
All of them 122 (63.2) 86 (72.9)
The last child only 5 (2.6) 2 (1.7)
How old was your baby when you stopped breastfeeding? <1 month 33 (17.2) 5 (4.3) <0.001
1-3 months 62 (32.3) 18 (15.4)
4-6 months 40 (20.8) 22 (18.8)
7-9 months 21 (10.9) 9 (7.7)
10-12 months 17 (8.9) 23 (19.7)
>12 months 19 (9.9) 40 (34.2)
Used formula or other milk while breastfeeding 175 (76.8) 97 (68.8) 0.091
What was your baby’s age when you introduced the formula or other milk? 59 (33.0)
<1 month 59 (33.0) 19 (19.6) 0.009
1-3 months 67 (37.4) 30 (30.9)
4-6 months 27 (15.1) 25 (25.8)
>6 months 26 (14.5) 23 (23.7)