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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of families in the study (N = 272)

From: Association between infant feeding patterns and diarrhoeal and respiratory illness: A cohort study in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Characteristic

 

n

%

Total household members

1–2

17

6.3

 

3–4

109

40.1

 

5 or more

146

53.6

Husband resides

In same house

209

76.8

 

Separated

3

1.1

 

Lives abroad

29

10.7

 

Comes and goes

31

10.4

Mother's age

16–20

101

37.1

 

21–25

106

39.0

 

26–30

49

18.0

 

31–35

16

5.9

Parity

One

79

29.0

 

Two

69

25.4

 

Three or more

124

45.6

Antenatal care

Yes

109

40.1

 

No

163

59.9

Mother's education

None

125

46.0

 

Primary

60

22.0

 

Secondary and above

87

32.0

Father's education

None

96

35.3

 

Primary

77

28.3

 

Secondary and above

99

36.4