Characteristics of focus groups discussion_
| Characteristic | All (n = 18) | Male (n = 9) | Female (n = 9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Student | 8 | 44 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 55 |
| Employed | 9 | 50 | 6 | 66 | 3 | 34 |
| Unemployed | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Educational level | ||||||
| Secondary | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Post-secondary | 8 | 44 | 5 | 55 | 1 | 12 |
| Bachelor's degree | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 |
| Post-graduate | 4 | 22 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 33 |
| Age | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 21 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 22 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| 23 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| 24 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| 25 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 22 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 18 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 100 |
| Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Divorced | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monthly income, US$ | ||||||
| 0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 12.5 | 3 | 30 |
| <1,249 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 30 |
| 1,250–2,549 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 20 |
| >2,500 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 20 |
| Religious belief | ||||||
| Nil | 17 | 94 | 8 | 89 | 9 | 100 |
| Christian | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Catholic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddhism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Focus group question guide_
| No. | Question |
|---|---|
| 1. | Tell me about what is your perception of breastfeeding, and how do you know about it? |
| 2. | Can you tell me about how you feel about breastfeeding and do your wish to adopt breastfeeding to your own baby? |
| 3. | Do you have relatives or partners who had experience of breastfeeding in public? What is your opinion on her breastfeeding? How long for her to breastfeed her baby? |
| 4. | How do you feel about a woman breastfeeding in public? Do you find it is annoying and disgusting or you find it is a normal way of feeding your own baby in public? |
| 5. | If you are against breastfeeding in public, what makes you feel breastfeeding in public is unacceptable? |
| 6. | If you accept breastfeeding in public, what makes you feel breastfeeding in public is acceptable? |
| 7. | What are the supports or advice that you think should give to the breastfeeding mother? |