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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of women included in analyses of infant feeding practices (N = 281)

From: HIV serostatus and disclosure: implications for infant feeding practice in rural south Nyanza, Kenya

Age group

N (%)

<=20

96 (34.16)

21-30

155(55.16)

> = 31

30 (10.68)

Education

 

Only primary school (elementary) or less

237 (84.34)

Secondary school (high school) or more

44 (15.66)

Reading literacy

 

Literate

237 (84.34)

Illiterate

44 (15.66)

Occupation

 

Housework

65(23.13)

Selling things/fish monger

62 (22.06)

Farming/agricultural work/manual labor

110 (39.15)

Other

44(15.66)

Marital status

 

Not currently married

36 (12.81)

Currently married

245 (87.19)

HIV status at 1 st ANC VISIT

 

HIV positive

104 (37.01)

HIV negative

123 (43.77)

Unknown HIV status

54 (19.22)

Currently living with male partner

 

Yes

247 (87.90)

No

34 (12.10)

Male partner has other wives n (%) (n = 247)

 

Yes

63 (25.51)

No

184 (74.49)

Male partner’s occupation n = 246 (%)

 

Selling things

31 (12.60)

Farming/agricultural work

81 (32.93)

Fishing

38 (15.45)

Manual labor

36 (14.63)

Other type of job

60 (24.39)