Table 1 Characteristics of participants at 4, 12, and 22 weeks postpartum, Kaski District, Nepal
From: Infant feeding information, attitudes and practices: a longitudinal survey in central Nepal
|  | 4 weeks n = 639 | 12 weeks n = 615 | 22 weeks n = 515 |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â |
  15-19 | 91 (14.2) | 91 (15.0) | 75 (14.6) |
  20-24 | 324 (50.7) | 313 (50.9) | 264 (51.3) |
  25-40 | 224 (35.1) | 211 (34.1) | 176 (34.2) |
Parity | Â | Â | Â |
  Primiparous | 329 (51.5) | 318 (51.7) | 275 (53.4) |
  Multiparous | 310 (48.5) | 297 (48.3) | 240 (46.6) |
Employment | Â | Â | Â |
  Unemployed | 509 (79.7) | 495 (80.5) | 408 (79.2) |
  Semi-employed | 98 (15.3) | 92 (15.0) | 81 (15.7) |
  Employed | 32 (5.0) | 28 (4.6) | 26 (5.0) |
Caste | Â | Â | Â |
  Upper caste | 339 (53.3) | 327 (53.2) | 268 (52.0) |
  Janajati | 138 (21.7) | 132 (21.5) | 113 (21.9) |
  Lower caste | 159 (25.0) | 153 (24.9) | 131 (99.4) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
  None | 53 (8.3) | 53 (8.6) | 44 (8.5) |
  Primary | 133 (20.8) | 128 (20.8) | 111 (21.6) |
  Secondary | 238 (37.2) | 234 (38.4) | 195 (37.9) |
  College | 215 (33.6) | 200 (32.5) | 165 (32.0) |