Young adults’ perceptions of breastfeeding in public: a focus group study

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

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?