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Table 4 Influence of mothers’ group peers on maternal attitudes to child feeding, physical activity and television viewing among mothers who attended a session < 4 weeks ago and those who attended > = 4 weeks ago. Data from the 2012–13 follow-up of the Melbourne Infant Feeding, Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program

From: The influence of the maternal peer group (partner, friends, mothers’ group, family) on mothers’ attitudes to obesity-related behaviours of their children

Behaviour

Last attended mothers’ group

No influencea

A little influence

Some influence

Major influence

p

Child Feeding

< 4 weeks ago (n = 167)

28.7

34.1

31.7

5.4

< 0.001

4+ weeks ago (n = 131)

57.3

24.4

16.0

2.3

 

Child TV Viewing

< 4 weeks ago (n = 168)

55.4

28.0

15.5

1.2

< 0.001

4+ weeks ago (n = 132)

78.0

12.9

9.1

0.0

 

Child Physical Activity

< 4 weeks ago (n = 167)

36.5

35.3

23.4

4.8

< 0.001

4+ weeks ago (n = 133)

70.7

15.0

13.5

0.8

 
  1. aFigures are percentages. †P-values are for comparison between groups based on duration since last attendance at mothers’ group