Table 2 Breastfeeding knowledge and obstetric characteristics among the study participants
| Â | Maternal Employment | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Employed N (%) | Unemployed N (%) | P value* |
Breastfeeding is important for maternal health | |||
 Yes | 80 (70.8) | 308 (69.2) | 0.073 |
 No | 16 (14.2) | 38 (8.5) |  |
 Don’t know | 17 (15.0) | 99 (22.2) |  |
Infant should be put to breast immediately after birth | |||
 Yes | 104 (92.0) | 395 (88.8) | 0.480 |
 No | 1 (0.9) | 11 (2.5) |  |
 Don’t know | 8 (7.1) | 39 (8.8) |  |
Breast milk is better than infant formula | |||
 Yes | 112 (99.1) | 440 (98.9) | 0.754 |
 No | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |  |
 Don’t know | 1 (0.9) | 3 (0.7) |  |
Perceived Duration of EBF | |||
 Six months | 90 (79.6) | 341 (76.6) | 0.782 |
 Other than six months | 21 (18.6) | 96 (21.6) |  |
 Don’t know | 2 (1.8) | 8 (1.8) |  |
ANC attended | |||
 Yes | 105 (92.9) | 396 (89.0) | 0.218 |
 No | 8 (7.1) | 49 (11.0) |  |
Place of delivery | |||
 Health facility | 101 (89.4) | 397 (89.2) | 0.959 |
 Home | 12 (10.6) | 48 (10.8) |  |
Mode of delivery | |||
 Vaginal | 104 (92.0) | 425 (95.5) | 0.138 |
 Caesarean section | 9 (8.0) | 20 (4.5) |  |