Table 1 Baseline characteristics of mother-infant pairs and delayed initiation of breastfeeding in Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan
From: Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding: a cross-sectional study in South Sudan
|  | All participants n = 806 | Delayed initiationa of breastfeeding n = 418 |
|---|---|---|
Variables | n (%) | n (%) |
Infant sex | ||
 Male | 386 (47.9) | 209 (50.0) |
 Female | 420 (52.1) | 209 (50.0) |
Mother age | ||
 ≤ 19 | 139 (17.2) | 73 (17.5) |
 20–24 | 252 (31.3) | 126 (30.1) |
 25–29 | 246 (30.5) | 135 (32.3) |
 30–34 | 123 (15.3) | 57 (13.6) |
 ≥ 35 | 46 (5.7) | 27 (6.5) |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 410 (50.9) | 204 (48.8) |
 Rural | 396 (49.1) | 214 (51.2) |
House ownership | ||
 Yes | 373 (46.3) | 167 (40.0) |
 No | 433 (53.7) | 251 (60.0) |
Mother marital status | ||
 Married | 775 (96.2) | 394 (94.3) |
 Single | 31 (3.8) | 24 (5.7) |
Mother education status | ||
 None | 136 (16.9) | 65 (15.6) |
 Primary | 377 (46.8) | 194 (46.4) |
 Secondary | 239 (29.7) | 128 (30.6) |
 Tertiary | 54 (6.7) | 31 (7.4) |
Mother employment status | ||
 Employed | 197 (24.4) | 101 (24.2) |
 Not employed | 609 (75.6) | 317 (75.8) |