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Table 2 Work-related factors and EBF discontinuation among employed mothers in Dukem town, February-28 to March-28, 2015

From: Exclusive breastfeeding cessation and associated factors among employed mothers in Dukem town, Central Ethiopia

Variable

Category

EBF discontinuation

Yes: No (%)

No: No (%)

Type of organization

Governmental

80 (61)

50 (39)

Private/factory workers

157 (86)

26 (14)

Flexible work time

Yes

146 (69)

65 (31)

No

91 (89)

11 (11)

Child daycare

Yes

104 (78)

29 (22)

No

133 (74)

47 (26)

Work experience

< = 5 years

152 (79)

40 (21)

>  5 years

85 (70)

36 (30)

Duration of work per day

Over-time

36 (100)

0 (0)

Full time

178 (81)

42 (19)

Part-time

23 (40)

34 (60)

Period of return to work

< = 2 months

117 (93)

9 (7)

2–4 months

111 (70)

47 (30)

> = 4 months

9 (31)

20 (69)

BF at workplace

Yes

18 (51)

17 (49)

No

219 (79)

59 (21)

Time to reach from workplace to child

<  10 min

111 (72)

42 (28)

10–20 min

78 (78)

22 (22)

20–30 min

37 (79)

10 (21)

>  30 min

11 (85)

2 (15)

Work overloaded

Yes

197 (78)

55 (22)

No

40 (66)

21 (34)

Shift work

Yes

59 (92)

5 (8)

No

178 (71)

71 (29)

Lactation break

Yes

50 (44)

63 (56)

No

187 (93)

13 (7)