Table 2 Chi-square tests of exclusive breastfeeding by their socio-demographic characteristics among mothers in Goba District using 24 hour recall, March–February 2010
Variables | EBF | Non-EBF | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Age of mothers | |||
15–19 | 17 (73.9) | 6 (26.1) | 0.093 |
20–24 | 62 (74.7) | 21 (25.3) | |
25–29 | 70 (70.0) | 30 (30.0) | |
30–35 | 35 (81.4) | 8 (18.6) | |
35+ | 15 (50.0) | 15 (50.0) | |
Educational Status | |||
Illiterate | 46 (76.7) | 14 (23.3) | 0.580 |
Read/Write only¥ | 122 (68.9) | 55(31.1) | |
Primary(1–8) | 97 (71.3) | 39(28.7) | |
Grade 9 and above | 30 (65.2) | 16(34.8) | |
Employment | |||
Employed | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 0.018* |
Unemployed | 196 (72.6) | 74 (27.4) | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 37 (63.8) | 21 (36.2) | 0.154 |
Rural | 162 (73.3) | 59 (26.7) | |
Sex of infant | |||
Male | 107 (71.3) | 43 (28.7) | 0.998 |
Female | 92 (71.3) | 37 (28.7) | |