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Table 1 General characteristics of mothers (weighted n = 1,978)

From: The effect of maternal health service utilization in early initiation of breastfeeding among Nepalese mothers

 

n (%)

Socioeconomic characteristics

Mother’s age (years)

 

 15–19

291 (14.70)

 20–24

750 (37.91)

 25–29

584 (29.52)

 30 and above

354 (17.7)

Ethnicity

 

 Relatively advantaged

535 (27.1)

 Relatively disadvantaged

767 (38.78)

 Dalit

275 (13.9)

 Others

401 (20.3)

Wealth quintile

 

 Poorest

414 (21.0)

 Poorer

417 (21.1)

 Middle

454 (23.0)

 Richer

408 (20.6)

 Richest

283 (14.4)

Mother’s education

 

 No education

570 (28.8)

 Primary

391 (19.8)

 Secondary

719 (36.3)

 Higher

298 (15.1)

Mother’s occupation

 

 Not working

927 (46.9)

 Paid

227 (11.5)

 Agriculture

824 (41.6)

Place of residence

 

 Urban

1,062 (53.7)

 Rural

916 (46.3)

Ecological region

 

 Mountain

131 (6.6)

 Hill

760 (38.4)

 Terai (plain land)

1087 (55.0)

Province

 

 Province 1

338 (17.1)

 Province 2

513 (25.9)

 Province 3

312 (15.8)

 Province 4

164 (8.3)

 Province 5

364 (8.3)

 Province 6

121 (6.1)

 Province 7

166 (8.4)

 Birth related characteristics

 

Mother’s age at first birth

 

 <  20

1027 (51.8)

 > = 20

951 (48.1)

Birth order

 

 1

806 (40.7)

 2

573 (28.9)

 3 or more

600 (30.3)

 Characteristics related to maternal health service utilization

 

Frequency of antenatal visits

 

 None

72 (3.6)

 1–3

505 (25.5)

 4 and more

1401 (70.9)

Place of delivery

 

 Health facility

1270 (64.2)

 Home

708 (35.8)

Professional assistance during delivery

 

 SBA

1277 (64.6)

 Other than SBA

701 (35.4)

Mode of delivery

 

 Vaginal

1780 (90.0)

 Caesarean

198 (10.0)