Table 2 Exclusive breastfeeding and features of maternal work using 24 h self-recall
Features of maternal work | Exclusive breastfeeding | p - value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | % | No | % | ||
Type of occupation | |||||
No occupation | 16 | 11 | 7 | 15 | |
Beauticians | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Dress making | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
Hawking trading | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |
Trading | 50 | 35 | 17 | 36 | |
Fish mongering | 27 | 18 | 11 | 25 | |
Teaching | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | |
Catering | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
Banking | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Nursing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Chi-square = 6.026 | 0.737 | ||||
Work related risk | |||||
Risky to health of infant | 69 | 66 | 25 | 78 | |
Not risky to health of infant | 35 | 34 | 7 | 22 | |
Chi-square = 1.591 | 0.148 | ||||
Sector of employment | |||||
Formal sector | 21 | 16 | 1 | 3 | |
Informal sector | 112 | 84 | 38 | 97 | |
Chi-square = 4.729 | 0.020 | ||||
Work location | |||||
Home | 59 | 48 | 18 | 44 | |
Away from home | 64 | 52 | 23 | 56 | |
Chi-square = 0.204 | 0.163 | ||||
Go to work with infant | |||||
Do go to work with infant | 64 | 57 | 17 | 52 | |
Do not go to work with infant | 49 | 43 | 16 | 48 | |
Chi-square = 0.271 | 0.373 | ||||
Distance from home to work place | |||||
Quarter – half km | 17 | 24 | 3 | 20 | |
Half – one km | 20 | 28 | 1 | 7 | |
One – two km | 25 | 35 | 7 | 47 | |
Two or more km | 10 | 13 | 4 | 26 | |
Chi-square = 4.104 | 0.251 | ||||
Working hours per day | |||||
6 h | 44 | 51 | 20 | 69 | |
8 h | 33 | 38 | 5 | 17 | |
12 or more hours | 10 | 11 | 4 | 14 | |
Chi-square = 5.933 | 0.115 | ||||