Suboptimal breastfeeding practices are associated with infant illness in Vietnam

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of children and mothers surveyed (n = 6,068 mother-child pairs)

Characteristic	Number (N)	Percentage or mean ± SD (range)
Age of the child (months)	6068	3.3 ± 1.6 (0.03- 9.58)
Sex of the child
Female	2910	48.0
Male	3158	52.0
Mother’s age (years)	6062	27.3 ± 5.5 (16.5- 47.3)
Mother’s occupation
Farmer	2283	37.7
Other	3770	62.3
Highest level of mother’s education
Primary school or less	692	11.4
Secondary school	2922	48.2
High school	1489	24.5
College or higher	964	15.9
Location of household
Rural	5057	83.3
Urban	1011	16.7
Socio-economic status of household
Richest	1294	21.3
Richer	1247	20.6
Average	1270	20.9
Poorer	1176	19.4
Poorest	1081	17.8
Type of toilet in household
Septic/semi-septic tank	3894	64.2
One/two pit latrine	1249	20.6
No latrine/other latrine	922	15.2
Source of household drinking water
Bottled water	647	10.6
Tap water	1272	21.0
Closed/pumped well water	1251	20.6
Open well water	1428	23.5
Rain, lake, pool, river water	1469	24.2

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