Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants from the selected urban informal settlements, Mumbai (n = 25)
Sociodemographic characteristics | n |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
18–25 | 12 |
26–30 | 8 |
> 30 | 5 |
Religion | |
Hindu | 5 |
Muslim | 20 |
Education | |
Less than 6 years of schooling | 15 |
6–12 years of schooling | 8 |
Graduates | 2 |
Employment status | |
Not currently employed | 25 |
Migration status | |
Migrants | 18 |
Not migrants | 7 |
Household structure | |
Nuclear family | 11 |
Joint family | 14 |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 6 |
Multiparous | 19 |
Themes covered in In Depth Interviews with mothers who exclusively breastfed their infants • How mothers understood EBF • What made the mothers take the decision to EBF- as per their definition of EBF • Cultural values and beliefs regarding infant feeding practices • Major sources of advice on EBF given to mothers (from family, media and the health system) • Perceived enablers of EBF for 6 months; how and why could these mothers practice it when others could not. • Perceived barriers to EBF and how these mothers coped with these barriers | |