Table 1 Population descriptive characteristics. Federal District, Brazil, 2017–2018
Variable of study | na | % |
|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic and demographic variables of the mother, family and household | ||
Mother’s Age Group | ||
Under 20 years | 112 | 13.3 |
20 years or more | 731 | 86.7 |
Mother’s Color | ||
White | 124 | 14.9 |
Black or brown | 653 | 78.3 |
Yellow or indigenous | 57 | 6.8 |
Marital Status | ||
Lives with partner | 560 | 66.6 |
Does not live with partner | 281 | 33.4 |
Maternal education | ||
Up to 4 years | 193 | 22.9 |
Between 4 to 8 years | 487 | 57.9 |
Between 8 to 12 years | 73 | 8.7 |
Over 12 years | 88 | 10.5 |
Household Food and Nutritional Security | ||
Food Security | 494 | 59.4 |
Mild food insecurity | 255 | 30.6 |
Moderate food insecurity | 53 | 6.4 |
Severe food insecurity | 30 | 3.6 |
Work situation | ||
Working outside the home | 176 | 21.4 |
On maternity leave | 56 | 6.8 |
Not working outside the home | 589 | 71.7 |
Prenatal, delivery and puerperium conditions | ||
Number of prenatal consultations | ||
Less than 6 | 82 | 10.0 |
6 or more | 742 | 90.0 |
Gestational weeks for first prenatal consultation | ||
Less than 20 gestational weeks | 784 | 93.0 |
20 gestational weeks or more | 59 | 7.0 |
Type of child birth | ||
Normal | 468 | 55.5 |
Cesarean | 375 | 44.5 |
Primiparity | ||
Yes | 412 | 48.9 |
No | 431 | 51.1 |
Characteristics of the children | ||
Children age group | ||
Under 6 months | 202 | 23.8 |
Between 6 and 12 months | 208 | 24.6 |
Between 12 and 24 months | 437 | 51.6 |
Child’s gender | ||
Male | 430 | 51.0 |
Female | 413 | 49.0 |
Child’s color | ||
White | 318 | 38.4 |
Black or brown | 459 | 55.4 |
Yellow or indigenous | 52 | 6.3 |
Breastfeeding in the first hour of life | ||
Yes | 200 | 23.8 |
No | 641 | 76.2 |
Use of pacifiers the previous day | ||
Yes | 271 | 32.3 |
No | 568 | 67.7 |
Bottle feeding the previous day | ||
Yes | 496 | 58.9 |
No | 346 | 41.1 |