Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of mother-infant pairs, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, 2013
Variable | Characteristic | cIYCF | No cIYCF | Newsletter | No Newsletter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | (n = 178) | (n = 179) | (n = 182) | (n = 175) |
Sex | Female | 89 (50.0) | 9 8 (54.7) | 88 (48.3) | 99 (56.6) |
Male | 89 (50.0) | 81 (45.3) | 94 (51.6) | 76 (43.4) | |
Birth place | Facility | 163 (91.6) | 163 (91.1) | 165 (90.6) | 161 (92.0) |
Home | 15 (8.4) | 16 (9.9) | 17 (9.4) | 14 (8.0) | |
Breastfeeding initiation | <1Â hour | 64 (67.4) | 70 (75.3) | 48 (57.8) | 50 (60.2) |
>1Â hour | 31 (32.6) | 23 (24.7) | 35 (42.2) | 33 (39.2) | |
Mother’s age | Mean yrs (SD) | 26.6 (6.4) | 27.0 (6.5) | 26.9 (5.9) | 26.8 (6.9) |
Education | Primary | 23 (12.9) | 21 (11.7) | 15 (8.2) | 29 (16.6) |
Secondary | 155 (87.1) | 158 (88.3) | 167 (91.8) | 146 (83.4) | |
Marital status | Married | 162 (91.0) | 160 (89.4) | 174 (95.6) | 148 (84.6) |
Other | 16 (6.2) | 19 (2.1) | 8 (4.4) | 27 (15.4) | |
Residence | Rural | 97 (54.5) | 98(54.7) | 81 (44.5) | 81 (46.3) |
Urban | 81 (45.5) | 81 (45.3) | 101 (55.5) | 94 (53.7) | |
Employment | Formal/informal | 46 (25.9) | 44 (24.6) | 34 (18.7) | 56 (31.9) |
Unemployed | 132 (74.1) | 135 (75.4) | 148 (81.3) | 119 (68) | |
HIV status | Negative | 146 (81.9) | 146 (81.6) | 149 (85.5) | 143 (81.7) |
Positive | 32 (18.1) | 33 (18.4) | 33 (18.1) | 32 (18.3) |