Table 2 Infant feeding methods of surveyed mothers

Age of infants (months)

N = 400

N = 134

N = 111

N = 155

Less than 1

53 (13.3)

22 (41.5)

27 (50.9)

4 (7.6)

0.01

1-2

225 (56.2)

84 (37.3)

70 (31.1)

71 (31.6)

0.20

3-4

76 (19.0)

23 (30.3)

13 (17.1)

40 (52.6)

0.05

5-6

46 (11.5)

5 (10.9)

1 (2.1)

40 (87.0)

0.01

Age of mother (years)

N = 398

N = 134

N = 110

N = 154

25 or less

106 (26.6)

34 (32.1)

27 (25.5)

45 (42.6)

0.78

26-30

159 (40.0)

59 (37.1)

51 (32.1)

49 (30.8)

0.21

31-35

98 (24.6)

32 (32.7)

26 (26.5)

40 (40.8)

0.93

36 or more

35 (8.8)

9 (25.7)

6 (17.1)

20 (57.2)

0.10

Educational level of mother† ¹

N = 396

N = 134

N = 111

N = 151

Primary

89 (22.3)

18 (20.2)

26 (29.2)

45 (50.6)

0.03

Secondary

170 (42.5)

55 (32.4)

52 (30.6)

63 (37.0)

0.86

Tertiary

137 (34.3)

61 (44.5)

33 (24.1)

43(31.4)

0.08

Socioeconomic class

N = 400

N = 134

N = 111

N = 155

Lower

185 (46.3)

48 (26.0)

57 (30.8)

80 (43.2)

0.19

Middle

150 (37.5)

55 (36.7)

42 (28.0)

53 (35.3)

0.72

Upper

65 (16.2)

31 (47.7)

12 (18.5)

22 (33.8)

0.07