Table 2 Participant Characteristics
Participants’ data (n = 217) | Value |
|---|---|
Maternal age, mean ± SD | 29.11 ± 4.21 |
Education level, n (%) | |
Primary (0–6 yrs) | 20(9.22%) |
Secondary (7–12 yrs) | 27(12.44%) |
Higher (> 12 yrs) | 170(78.34%) |
Employment | |
Employed | 176(81.11%) |
Housewife/unemployed | 41(18.89%) |
Monthly income, n (%) | |
< 3000 | 33(15.21%) |
3000–8000 | 90(41.47%) |
> 8000 | 94(43.32%) |
Pre pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 21.16 ± 2.84 |
Postpartum weight gain (kg) | 9.52 ± 6.21 |
Reproductive history | |
Primipara | 144(66.36%) |
Multipara | 73(33.64%) |
Mode of delivery, n (%) | |
Vaginal | 148(68.20%) |
Caesarean | 69(31.80%) |
Breastfeeding characteristics | |
Exclusively | 86(39.63%) |
Mixed | 98(45.16%) |
Artificial | 33(15.21%) |