Table 2 Bivariate analysis of sociodemographic and breastfeeding practices of primiparae
Sociodemographic characteristics | Breastfeeding practices | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-EIBFa (N = 777) | Total | Non-EBFb (N = 776) | Total | |||
Age group (years) | 15–19 | 43.4 | 53 | 34.6 | 52 | 0.439* 0.090** |
20–24 | 43.7 | 270 | 38.9 | 270 | ||
25–29 | 40.4 | 255 | 37.6 | 255 | ||
30–34 | 46.7 | 135 | 51.1 | 135 | ||
35–39 | 45.1 | 51 | 45.1 | 51 | ||
40–49 | 15.4 | 13 | 53.8 | 13 | ||
Education | None-some primary school | 58.9 | 73 | 36.1 | 72 | 0.013* 0.096** |
Primary school-some secondary school | 41.2 | 371 | 38.0 | 371 | ||
Secondary school-university | 40.8 | 333 | 45.3 | 333 | ||
Wealth index | Poorest | 48.9 | 135 | 30.4 | 135 | 0.212* 0.078** |
Poor | 46.5 | 172 | 40.9 | 171 | ||
Middle | 37.0 | 165 | 42.4 | 165 | ||
Rich | 40.0 | 150 | 44.7 | 150 | ||
Richest | 41.9 | 155 | 45.2 | 155 | ||
Residence | Urban | 41.5 | 605 | 43.0 | 605 | 0.190* 0.033** |
Rural | 47.1 | 172 | 33.9 | 171 | ||
Region | West | 37.9 | 190 | 42.6 | 190 | 0.058* 0.560** |
South | 38.4 | 99 | 36.4 | 99 | ||
Central | 40.0 | 160 | 40.6 | 160 | ||
North | 43.1 | 123 | 46.3 | 123 | ||
East | 51.2 | 205 | 38.7 | 204 | ||
Occupation | Working | 41.9 | 470 | 42.1 | 470 | 0.571* 0.420** |
Not working | 44.0 | 307 | 39.2 | 306 | ||