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Table 1 Characteristics of CASTLE study participants

From: Determinants of mastitis in women in the CASTLE study: a cohort study

Maternal characteristics (n = 346)

n

Percent

Hospital

  

 Royal Women’s Hospital (public)

154

44.5

 Frances Perry House (private)

192

55.5

Age (years - mean, SD, range)

32.7 (4.1, 19 - 44)

Education level

  

 Tertiary degree or higher

267

77

 Other

79

23

Breastfeeding intention (months - mean, range)

9.7 (1 - 24)

Previous staphylococcal infections (e.g. boils, abscesses, sores inside the nose)

  

 Yes

284

82.1

 No

36

10.4

 Unsure

26

7.5

Caesarean birth

156

45