Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population based on mothers’ BF scores
Variables | N(%) / Mean ± SD | Breastfeed Score(Mean ± SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s age(years) | (31.04 ± 5.10) | (91.1 ± 11.9) | 0.851 |
Monthly income | 0.473 | ||
Less than a million | 15 (12.5%) | (94.9 ± 11.2) | |
1–3 million | 53 (44.2%) | (91.4 ± 11.9) | |
3–6 million | 38 (31.7%) | (90.4 ± 12.2) | |
Above 6 million | 14 (11.7%) | (88.1 ± 11.9) | |
Mother’s education | 0.888 | ||
Academic | 58 (48.3%) | (91.1 ± 12.5) | |
Non-Academic | 62 (51.7%) | (91.3 ± 11.5) | |
Father’s education | 0.179 | ||
Academic | 47 (39.2%) | (89.3 ± 12.3) | |
Non-Academic | 73 (60.8%) | (92.3 ± 11.5) | |
Wanted to get pregnant | 0.991 | ||
yes | 98 (81.7%) | (91.1 ± 12.12) | |
no | 22 (18.3%) | (91.1 ± 11.53) | |
Gravid | 0.319 | ||
once | 43 (35.8%) | (92.1 ± 11.4) | |
Twice | 44 (36.7%) | (89.1 ± 11.5) | |
Thrice and more | 33 (27.5%) | (93.1 ± 11.3) | |
BF training in pregnancy | 0.776 | ||
yes | 107 (89.2%) | (91.2 ± 11.9) | |
no | 13 (10.8%) | (90.1 ± 11.8) | |
Father support in BF | 0.1 | ||
yes | 110 (91.7%) | (90.5 ± 12.1) | |
no | 10 (8.3%) | (98.7 ± 8.1) | |
Mother’s smoking | 0.98 | ||
yes | 4 (97%) | (91.0 ± 15.3) | |
no | 116 (3%) | (91.1 ± 11.1) | |
Mother’s job | 0.24 | ||
housewife | 106 (88.3%) | (91.5 ± 11.7) | |
employee | 14 (11.7% ) | (87.6 ± 13.5) |