Variables | No | % |
---|---|---|
Maternal Age ( years ) ** | Â | Â |
<25 | 222 | 37.4 |
26 – 30 | 211 | 35.6 |
31 – 35 | 102 | 17.2 |
36+ | 58 | 9.8 |
Mother’s employment** |  |  |
Working | 91 | 15.3 |
Not working | 502 | 84.7 |
Mother’s education level |  |  |
Illiterate | 34 | 5.7 |
Primary | 73 | 12.0 |
high school | 317 | 53.5 |
Higher education | 169 | 28.5 |
Parity** | Â | Â |
Primiparous | 171 | 28.8 |
Multiparous | 422 | 71.2 |
Delivery method ** | Â | Â |
Normal | 495 | 83.5 |
C – section | 98 | 16.5 |
Types of contraceptive** | Â | Â |
None | 360 | 60.7 |
Non- Hormonal | 57 | 29.7 |
hormonal | 176 | 9.6 |
Nipple problems | Â | Â |
Yes | 246 | 41.5 |
No | 347 | 58.5 |
Infant sex ** | 345 | 58.2 |
Male | 248 | 41.8 |
Female | Â | Â |
Infant birth weight(kg) ** | Â | Â |
<2.5 | 88 | 14.8 |
2-3.0 | 182 | 30.7 |
3.1-4.0 | 291 | 49.1 |
>4.0 | 12 | 2.0 |
Rooming in** | Â | Â |
With the mother | 517 | 87.2 |
In separate room | 76 | 12.8 |
Feeding Pattern** | Â | Â |
No breastfeeding | 10 | 1.7 |
Any Breastfeeding | 583 | 98.3 |
Frequency of breast feeding *,** | Â | Â |
Upon demand | 315 | 88.5 |
Scheduled | 41 | 11.8 |
No. of breastfeeds at night** | Â | Â |
None | 117 | 19.7 |
1-3 | 346 | 58.3 |
4-6 | 130 | 21.9 |
Initiation time of first breastfeed | Â | Â |
≤ one hour | 470 | 80.6 |
> one hour | 113 | 19.4 |