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Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic information

From: A qualitative exploration of the sociocultural determinants of exclusive breastfeeding practices among rural mothers, North West Nigeria

Characteristics

n

(N = 20)

Ethnicity

 Hausa

15

 Fulani

5

Education

 Formal education

Nil

 Informal education (Arabic school)a

4

 No education

16

Occupation

 Housewife

19

 Subsistence farmer

1

Place of last birth

 Home

17

 Health centreb

3

Number of antenatal clinic visits

 3 or more visits

6

 1–2 visits

7

 No visits

7

  1. aThose Arabic schools not recognized by the Government are referred to as informal
  2. bOne participant had a caesarean birth