Table 1 Socio-demographic and biomedical characteristics of participants (n = 373)
From: Determinants of breastfeeding initiation among mothers in Kuwait
Maternal characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | Â | Â |
   < 25 yrs | 82 | 22.0 |
   25-34 yrs | 240 | 64.3 |
   ≥35 yrs | 51 | 13.7 |
Maternal education | Â | Â |
   < 12 yrs | 127 | 34.0 |
   ≥ 12 yrs | 246 | 66.0 |
Country of mother's birth | Â | Â |
   Kuwait | 196 | 52.5 |
   Other Gulf States | 13 | 3.5 |
   Other Arabian countries | 123 | 33.0 |
   Other Islamic countries | 10 | 2.7 |
   Other world countries | 31 | 8.3 |
Mother's living area (Kuwaiti governorates) | Â | Â |
   Hawalli | 186 | 49.9 |
   Farwaniya | 96 | 25.7 |
   Mubarak al Kabeer & Ahmadi | 49 | 13.1 |
   Kuwait City & Jahraa | 42 | 11.3 |
Father's occupation | Â | Â |
   Managers & professionals | 97 | 26.0 |
   Sales & clerical | 115 | 30.8 |
   Unskilled occupations | 157 | 42.1 |
   Unemployed | 4 | 1.1 |
Employment plans for the next 6 months | Â | Â |
   Stay at home with the baby | 207 | 55.5 |
   Work full time | 20 | 5.4 |
   Work part time | 113 | 30.3 |
   Study full time | 7 | 1.9 |
   Study part time | 6 | 1.6 |
   Undecided | 20 | 5.4 |
Parity | Â | Â |
   Primiparous | 112 | 30.0 |
   Multiparous | 261 | 70.0 |
Vaginal delivery | Â | Â |
   Yes | 235 | 63.0 |
   No | 138 | 37.0 |
Infant characteristics | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â |
   Male | 195 | 52.3 |
   Female | 178 | 47.7 |
Spent time in SCN | Â | Â |
   Yes | 76 | 20.4 |
   No | 297 | 79.6 |