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Table 2 Variables of the mother-baby dyads (n = 283) enrolled in this study

From: Gestational, perinatal, and postnatal factors that interfere with practice of exclusive breastfeeding by six months after birth

Variables of the mother-baby dyad Total % Practicing EBFa Cessation of EBFb
Maternal age at birth     
 ≤20 years 73 25.8 7 66
 >20 years 210 74.2 36 174
Maternal schooling immediately after birth     
 ≤8 complete years of study 80 28.3 13 67
 >8 complete years of study 203 71.7 30 173
Remunerated activity performed by the mother until birth     
 No 167 59.0 30 137
 Yes 116 41.0 13 103
Number of pregnancies     
 Primigestae 121 42.8 12 109
 Multigestae 162 57.2 31 131
Maternal experience with EBF for at least one month before birth     
 No 152 53.7 17 135
 Yes 131 46.3 26 105
Maternal experience with EBF for at least six months before birth     
 No 216 76.3 24 192
 Yes 67 23.7 19 48
Planning of the last pregnancy     
 No 197 69.6 31 166
 Yes 86 30.4 12 74
Number of prenatal visits attended     
 < six 38 13.4 4 34
 ≥ six 245 86.6 39 206
Maternal prenatal guidance about BF     
 No 147 51.9 23 124
 Yes 136 48.1 20 116
Period of birth     
 Daytime 143 50.5 15 128
 Nighttime 140 49.5 28 112
Classification of birth     
 Cesarean 111 39.2 16 95
 Vaginal 172 60.8 27 145
Time of first baby suckling after birth     
 During the first hour of life or before 109 38.5 17 92
 After the first hour of life 174 61.5 26 148
Initial maternal difficulty with BF     
 No 206 72.8 38 168
 Yes 77 27.2 5 72
Maternal guidance about BF after birth     
 No 12 4.2 2 10
 Yes 271 95.8 41 230
  1. aMothers who responded positively to EBF practice in the last 24 h
  2. bMothers who responded negatively to EBF practice in the last 24 h