Table 4: Comparison of mothers' breastfeeding anxieties with FCS score (n = 348).
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Mothers’ Opinions |
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Fear of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Scale |
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n (348) |
Median |
Mean Rank |
Min-Max |
*X2 and p value |
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Anxiety of not being able to breastfeed if contracted by COVID-19 |
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Yes |
200 |
26.0 |
100.50 |
8.0-35.0 |
46.598 0.000 |
|
No |
74 |
21.0 |
37.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
74 |
22.0 |
37.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
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Anxiety that baby does not suck if she gets COVID-19 |
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Yes |
188 |
26.0 |
94.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
61.897 0.000 |
|
No |
94 |
21.0 |
47.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
66 |
22.0 |
33.50 |
7.0-33.0 |
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Anxiety that coronavirus will spread from breast milk to baby |
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Yes |
161 |
26.0 |
81.00 |
11.0-35.0 |
49.892 0.000 |
|
No |
109 |
21.0 |
55.00 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
78 |
23.0 |
39.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
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Anxious about the baby contracting COVID-19 |
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|
Yes |
314 |
24.0 |
157.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
20.561 0.000 |
|
No |
20 |
18.5 |
10.50 |
7.0-32.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
14 |
21.0 |
7.50 |
7.0-28.0 |
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Anxiety that breast milk will decrease if contracted COVID-19 |
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Yes |
193 |
26.0 |
97.00 |
8.0-35.0 |
59.593 0.000 |
|
No |
93 |
21.0 |
47.00 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
62 |
22.0 |
31.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
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Anxious about breast refusal if unable to breastfeed due to COVID-19 |
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Yes |
184 |
26.0 |
92.50 |
11.0-35.0 |
38.674 0.000 |
|
No |
88 |
21.0 |
44.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
76 |
22.0 |
38.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
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Anxiety that the COVID-19 pandemic will affect her breastfeeding |
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Yes |
131 |
27.0 |
66.00 |
11.0-35.0 |
48.771 0.000 |
|
No |
171 |
22.0 |
86.00 |
7.0-35.0 |
|
|
Undecided |
46 |
23.0 |
23.50 |
7.0-35.0 |
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*FCS: Fear of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Scale
**X2: Kruskal Wallis Test was applied, p < 0.05