| Variable | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of breastfeeding in months | < 4* | 60 | 40.0 |
| 4 - 5 | 42 | 28.0 | |
| ≥ 5 | 48 | 32.0 | |
| Type of breastfeeding | Exclusive | 42 | 28.0 |
| Predominant | 30 | 20.0 | |
| Complemented | 18 | 12.0 | |
| Mixed | 60 | 40.0 |
| Type of breastfeeding | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual function | Exclusive Mean (SD* * SD = Standard Deviation; ) |
Predominant Mean (SD) |
Complemented Mean (SD)* * SD = Standard Deviation; |
Mixed Mean (SD) |
p-value |
| Desire | 2.9 (1.5) | 3.2 (1.4) | 2.9 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.3) | 0.274† † p -value obtained by means of the Analysis of Variance test; |
| Excitement | 3.8 (1.5) | 3.7 (1.4) | 3.8 (1.4) | 4.2 (1.5) | 0.335† † p -value obtained by means of the Analysis of Variance test; |
| Lubrication | 3.7 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.4) | 3.5 (0.4) | 3.8 (0.6) | 0.015‡ ‡ p-value obtained by the Brown-Forsythe test |
| Orgasm | 3.9 (0.9) | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.8) | 4.0 (0.9) | 0.578† † p -value obtained by means of the Analysis of Variance test; |
| Satisfaction | 4.9 (1.4) | 5.0 (1.3) | 5.1 (0.5) | 4.8 (1.4) | 0.672† † p -value obtained by means of the Analysis of Variance test; |
| Pain | 2.8 (1.6) | 3.0 (1.5) | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.5) | 0.330† † p -value obtained by means of the Analysis of Variance test; |
| Total | 22.0 (3.8) | 22.3 (3.3) | 21.6 (3.5) | 22.7 (4.0) | 0.723† † p -value obtained by means of the Analysis of Variance test; |
| Reference group | Comparison group | p-value* * p-value obtained by means of the Tukey test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exclusive | x | Predominant | 1.000 |
| Exclusive | x | Complemented | 0.423 |
| Exclusive | x | Mixed or partial | 0.529 |
| Predominant | x | Complemented | 0.582 |
| Predominant | x | Mixed or partial | 0.290 |
| Complemented | x | Mixed or partial | 0.018 |
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