|
Socio-demographic Variable
|
Time interval at which BF was initiated
| |
|---|
| | |
≤ 1 hour N (%)
|
> 1 hour N (%)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Age of mothers(year)
|
15-19
|
23(53.5)
|
20(46.5)
|
0.356
|
| |
20-24
|
84(48.8)
|
88(51.2)
| |
| |
25-29
|
123(57.2)
|
92(42.8)
| |
| |
30-35
|
46(46.5)
|
53(53.5)
| |
| |
35+
|
38(54.3)
|
32(45.7)
| |
|
Educational Status
|
Illiterate
|
61(44.2)
|
77(55.8)
|
0.025
|
| |
Read/Write only
|
50(52.6)
|
45(47.4)
| |
| |
Primary(1-8)
|
148(54.6)
|
123(45.4)
| |
| |
Secondary and above (9+)
|
61(64.2)
|
34(35.8)
| |
|
Marital status
|
Married
|
300(52.6)
|
270(47.4)
|
0.730
|
| |
Never married
|
4(40.0)
|
6(60.0)
| |
| |
Other*
|
10(52.6)
|
9(47.4)
| |
|
Occupation
|
Employed
|
7(53.8)
|
6(46.2)
|
0.163
|
| |
Business Woman
|
16(66.7)
|
8(33.3)
| |
| |
Farmer
|
16(40.0)
|
24(60.0)
| |
| |
Student
|
10(66.7)
|
5(33.3)
| |
| |
House wife
|
260(52.8)
|
232(47.2)
| |
| |
Others**
|
5(33.3)
|
10(66.7)
| |
|
Place of residence
|
Urban
|
86(73.5)
|
31(26.5)
|
< 0.0001
|
| |
Rural
|
228(47.3)
|
254(52.7)
| |
|
Sex of infant
|
Male
|
164(51.9)
|
152(48.1)
|
0.851
|
| |
Female
|
150(53.0)
|
133(47.0)
| |
