Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristic of study participants in the rural population of Northwest Ethiopia, 2009–2011
Variables | Exclusive breastfeeding | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cases | Controls | ||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age of mother (years) | |||
≤19 | 74 (32.7) | 152 (67.3) | 226 |
20–34 | 372 (30.5) | 848 (69.5) | 1220 |
≥35 | 97 (30.0) | 226 (70.0) | 323 |
Marital status of mother | |||
Married | 501 (30.4) | 1146 (69.6) | 1647 |
Single, widowed & separated | 42 (34.4) | 80 (65.6) | 122 |
Educational status of mother | |||
Uneducated | 358 (28.1) | 916 (71.9) | 1274 |
Read, write & primary education | 86 (35.4) | 157 (64.6) | 243 |
Secondary and above | 99 (39.3) | 153 (60.7) | 252 |
Mothers' occupation | |||
Farmer | 13 (56.5) | 10 (43.5) | 23 |
Own business | 35 (45.5) | 42 (54.5) | 77 |
Housewife | 458 (29.4) | 1102 (70.6) | 1560 |
Othersa | 37 (33.9) | 72 (66.1) | 109 |
Bank account | |||
Yes | 155 (48.4) | 165 (51.6) | 320 |
No | 388 (26.8) | 1061 (73.2) | 1449 |
Place residence | |||
Urban | 212 (39.2) | 188 (60.8) | 309 |
Rural | 422 (28.9) | 1038 (71.1) | 1460 |
Sex of infant | |||
Male | 271 (30.4) | 619 (69.6) | 890 |
Female | 272 (30.9) | 1148 (69.1) | 879 |
Total | 543 (30.7) | 1226 (69.3) | 1769 |