Breastfeeding rates are high in a prenatal community support program targeting vulnerable women and offering enhanced postnatal lactation support: a prospective cohort study

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 199)

Characteristics	n	%
Age, average years (SD)	32.3 (5.3) [n = 196]	–
Number of years in Canada
Born in Canada	17	9
< 1 year	18	9
1- < 3 years	45	23
≥ 3 years	117	59
Missing	2
Completed education
< High school	16	8
High school	55	28
Post-secondary	126	64
Missing	2
Single parent
Yes	59	30
No	137	70
Missing	3
Number of children
First-time mother	97	49
≥ 1 child	99	51
Missing	3
Household income^a
Below Low-Income Cut-Off	108	55
Above Low-Income Cut-Off	71	36
Prefer not to answer/Don’t know income^b	18	9
Missing	2
Food insecurity
Yes	106	55
No	87	45
Missing	6
Level of food insecurity
Secure	87	45
Marginal	26	13
Moderate	61	32
Severe	19	10
Missing	6
Ethnicity
East Asian	82	42
African	23	12
European	12	6
South Asian	28	14
Latin American	17	9
Caribbean	15	8
Southeast Asian	7	4
West Asian	9	5
North American Aboriginal	2	1
Prefer not to answer/Don’t know^c	2	1
Missing	2

Percentages reflect proportion of non-missing data; percentages might not add to 100 due to rounding
SD standard deviation
^aTo determine whether or not a participant was living above or below the Low-Income Cut-Off, the 2016 Statistics Canada size-adjusted Low-Income Cut-Off was used
^bThis category is composed of 4 participants who preferred not to respond to the question and 14 who reported that they did not know their household income
^cThis category is composed of 2 participants who reported that they did not know their ethnicity or preferred not to report their ethnicity

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