Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the individuals in the intervention and comparison groups participating in the study on influence of ergonomic breastfeeding training on some health parameters in infants and mothers (n = 52)
Qualitative variable | Intervention | Comparison | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mothers’ Education n (%) | |||
 High School Diploma | 38 (73.08) | 29 (55.77) | 0.06* |
 University Graduate | 14 (26.92) | 23 (44.23) |  |
Mothers’ Job n (%) | |||
 Employed | 14 (26.92) | 16 (30.77) | 0.66* |
 Housewife | 38 (73.10) | 36 (69.20) | |
Mothers’ Age | |||
 Mean (SD) | 29.40 (5.80) | 27.60 (5.00) | 0.67** |
Mothers’ BMI in the first month of pregnancy | |||
 Mean (SD) | 23.12 (0.90) | 23.34 (1.97) | 0.87** |
Type of delivery n (%) | |||
 Vaginal delivery | 46 (88.46) | 48 (92.31) | 0.50* |
 Cesarean section | 6 (11.54) | 4 (7.69) | |
Birth order n (%) | |||
 First | 27 (51.92) | 33 (63.46) | 0.23* |
 Second and higher | 25 (48.08) | 19 (36.54) | |
Neonate’s gender n (%) | |||
 Girl | 31 (59.62) | 31 (59.62) | – |
 Boy | 21 (40.38) | 21 (40.38) | |