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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Sub-Saharan Africa

From: Magnitude and determinants of breastfeeding initiation within one hour among reproductive women in Sub-Saharan Africa; evidence from demographic and health survey data: a multilevel study

Variables

Ferequency

Percentage

Women education

 No education

138,614

42.15

 Primary

107,871

32.80

 Secondary

82,372

25.05

Weaklth Index

 Poor

158,196

48.10

 Middle

65,092

19.79

 Rich

105,569

32.10

Womens age

 < 20

197,416

60.94

 20–34

125,677

38.80

 34 + 

840

0.26

Marital status

 Single

20,295

6.17

 Married

235,871

71.72

 Divorced

72,691

22.10

Huasband/partner educational status

 No education

111,090

39.38

 Primary

76,266

27.04

 Secondary

94,734

33.58

Birth order of child

 1

70,759

21.52

 2–3

113,740

34.59

 4–5

75,051

22.82

 6 + 

69,307

21.08

Trimester at ANC visit

 1st trimester

73,876

37.99

 2nd trimester

116,773

60.05

 3rd trimester

3,822

1.97

No of ANC vist

 None

24,983

11.22

 1–3

76,592

34.40

 4 + 

121,076

54.38

Place of delivery

 Home

120,303

36.58

 Health Institution

208,554

63.42

Residence

 Rural

231,860

70.52

 Urban

96,929

29.48

Size of child at birth

 Large

110,170

35.22

 Average

149,801

47.89

 Small

52,836

16.89

Skin to skin contcat

 Yes

69,230

45.05

 No

84,440

54.95

Media exposure

 Yes

203,785

62.08

 No

124,460

37.92

Mode of delivery

 Vaginal

309,345

95.70

 Cesearian section

13,898

4.30

Birth Interval

 ≤ 24 months

58,637

17.83

 > 24 months

270,152

82.17

Sex of child

 Male

166,539

50.65

 Female

162,250

49.35

Parity

 1

45,807

13.93

 2–3

119,019

36.19

 4–5

82,230

25.00

 6 + 

81,801

24.87

  1. ANC Antenatal care visit