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Table 1 The characteristics of the study participants

From: Factors associated with a low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding during hospital stay in urban and semi-rural areas of southern Vietnam

Characteristic

Total (n = 6706)

Urban (n = 4248)

Semi-rural (n = 2458)

n

Frequency (%)

n

Frequency (%)

n

Frequency (%)

Household income

6702

 

4247

 

2455

 

 1st quintile (lowest)

 

1338 (20)

 

47 (1)

 

1291 (53)

 2nd quintile

 

1418 (21)

 

310 (7)

 

1108 (45)

 3rd quintile

 

1713 (26)

 

1657 (39)

 

56 (2)

 4th quintile

 

921 (14)

 

921 (22)

 

0 (0)

 5th quintile (highest)

 

1312 (20)

 

1312 (31)

 

0 (0)

Mother

 Primiparous

6702

3863 (58)

4247

2371 (56)

2455

1492 (61)

 Age a (years)

6702

27 (23, 31)

4245

28 (24, 32)

2457

25 (21, 29)

 Ethnic

6701

 

4247

 

2454

 

 Kinh

 

6397 (95)

 

3948 (93)

 

2449 (99)

 Chinese

 

246 (4)

 

246 (6)

 

0 (0)

 Other

 

58 (1)

 

53 (1)

 

5 (<  1)

 High education

6702

2253 (34)

4247

1692 (40)

2455

561 (23)

 Currently married

6702

6611 (99)

4247

4171 (98)

2455

2440 (99)

 In-paid employment mother

6702

4425 (66)

4247

2737 (64)

2455

1688 (69)

 Living with others

6699

6529 (97)

4247

4095 (96)

2452

2434 (99)

 Complication during pregnancy

6706

1259 (19)

4248

950 (22)

2458

309 (13)

 HIV and/or Hepatitis B infection

6706

313 (5)

4248

290 (7)

2458

23 (1)

Father

 Ethnic

6695

 

4242

 

2453

 

 Kinh

 

6232 (93)

 

3784 (89)

 

2448 (99)

 Chinese

 

401 (6)

 

401 (9)

 

0 (0)

 Other

 

62 (1)

 

57 (1)

 

5 (<  1)

 High education

6696

2629 (39)

4242

1931 (46)

2454

698 (28)

 In-paid employment father

6696

6659 (99)

4242

4210 (99)

2454

2449 (100)

Infant

 Premature at birth

6706

199 (3)

4248

149 (4)

2458

50 (2)

 Male

6706

3503 (52)

4248

2248 (53)

2458

1255 (51)

 Caesarean section

6706

1877 (28)

4248

1715 (40)

2458

162 (7)

 Low birthweight

6706

309 (5)

4248

199 (5)

2458

110 (4)

 Neonatal complication at birth

6706

275 (4)

4248

218 (5)

2458

57 (2)

  1. adescribed in median (interquartile)
  2. High education: completed lower secondary school (> 9 years of education), Premature at birth: gestational age at birth < 37 weeks, Low birthweight: birthweight < 2500 g