Characteristics | Total | Breastfeeding status | |
---|---|---|---|
Non –EBF (%) | EBF (%) | ||
Mother’s age ( years) |  |  |  |
  15-34 | 744 | 208 (85.6) | 536 (86.9) |
  35–49 | 116 | 35 (14.4) | 81 (13.1) |
Mean age (± standard deviation ) | 860 | 27.1 (5.6) | 26.7 (5.6) |
Mother’s residence |  |  |  |
  Rural | 745 | 217 (89.3) | 528 (85.6) |
  Semi-urban | 115 | 26 (10.7) | 89 (14.4) |
Mother’s education |  |  |  |
  Illiterate | 727 | 215 (88.5) | 512 (83.0) |
  Literate | 133 | 28 (11.5) | 105 (17.0) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
  Currently unmarried ¥ | 27 | 13 (5.3) | 14 (2.3) |
  Married | 833 | 230 (94.7) | 603 (97.7) |
Mother’s occupation |  |  |  |
  Farmers | 538 | 150 (61.7) | 388 (62.9) |
  Others£ | 322 | 93 (38.3) | 229 (37.1) |
Father’s education |  | 123 (53.5) | 319 (52.9) |
  Illiterate | 442 |  |  |
107 (46.5) | 284 (47.1) | ||
  literate | 391 | ||
Father’s occupation |  | 220 (95.7) | 568 (94.2) |
  Farmers | 788 |  |  |
10 (4.3) | 35 (5.8) | ||
  Others £ | 45 | ||
Household SEP | Â | Â | Â |
  Lowest | 171 | 40 (16.5) | 131 (21.2) |
  Second | 173 | 57 (23.5) | 116 (18.8) |
  Middle | 172 | 37 (15.2) | 135 (21.9) |
  Fourth | 172 | 50 (20.6) | 122 (19.8) |
  Highest | 172 | 59 (24.3 ) | 113 (18.3) |
Food security status | Â | Â | Â |
  Food insecure | 397 | 93 (38.3) | 304 (49.3) |
  Food secure | 463 | 150 (61.7) | 313 (50.7) |
Sex of the child | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 447 | 124 (51.0) | 323 (52.4) |
  Female | 413 | 119 (49) | 294 (47.6) |
Age of the child ( in months) | Â | Â | Â |
  6-11 | 251 | 70 (28.8) | 181 (29.3) |
  12-23 | 609 | 173 (71.2) | 436 (70.7) |
Mean age of the child (±SD) | 860 | 14.3 (4.7) | 13.6 (4.5) |