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Table 1 Participants’ profile

From: Autonomy and infant feeding decision-making among teenage mothers in a rural and urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Teen 1

Teen 2

Teen 3

Teen 4

Teen 5

Teen 6

Teen 7

Teen 8

Teen 9

Teen 10

Demographic characteristics of mothers

 Setting: Rural

Setting: Rural

Setting: Rural

Setting: Rural

Setting: Rural

Setting: Urban

Setting: Urban

Setting: Urban

Setting: Urban

Setting: Urban

 Age: 16 years

Age: 18 years

Age: 17 years

Age: 19 years

Age: 16 years

Age: 18 years

Age: 16 years

Age: 16 years

Age: 15 years

Age: 18 years

 Year of schooling: 10

Year of schooling: 11

Year of schooling: 8

Year of schooling: 9

Year of schooling: 9

Year of schooling: 11

Year of schooling: 9

Year of schooling: 9

Year of schooling: 10

Year of schooling: 12

Pregnancy #

 First

First

First

Second

First

Second

First

First

First

First

Antenatal feeding intentions for the first 6 months

 Mixed feeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Breastfeeding and formula feeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive breastfeeding

Exclusive formula feeding

No of people living in the household

 3 adults, 4 children

6 adults, 2 children

3 adults, 5 children

6 adults, 5 children

1 adult, 5 children

5 adults

1 adult, 1 child

5 adults, 3 children

6 adults, 3 children

2 adults, 2 children

Mothers source of financial support at follow up

 Grandmother; Child grant

Grandmother

Mother; Aunt

Child grant; Baby’s father

Mother

Grandmother; Baby’s father

Aunt

Mother; Baby’s father

Mother

Mother