Table 1 Health and sociodemographic characteristics of participants (n = 275), by EBF to 6 months
|  | EBF to 6 months (n = 145) | Did not EBF to 6 months (n = 130) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age, mean (sd) | 25.5 (4.8) | 24.4 (4.8) | 0.073 |
≤ Primary education, % | 63.6 | 59.1 | 0.461 |
Married, % | 93.1 | 91.5 | 0.613 |
Religion, % | |||
 Catholic | 17.1 | 16.3 | 0.751 |
 Seventh Day Adventist | 23.6 | 24.8 |  |
 Protestant | 35.7 | 31.8 |  |
 Other Christian Denomination | 20.1 | 24.0 |  |
 African Traditional | 3.5 | 3.1 |  |
Ethnic group, % | |||
 Luo | 87.9 | 85.2 | 0.517 |
Household size, mean (sd) | 7.1 (3.2) | 6.9 (3.4) | 0.627 |
Household wealth, % | |||
 Moderate | 23.8 | 24.6 | 0.196 |
 High | 28.7 | 38.2 |  |
Household location, % | |||
 Rural | 31.7 | 39.2 | 0.100 |
 Peri-urban | 42.8 | 15.4 |  |
 Urban | 25.5 | 45.4 |  |
HIV-infected, % | 62.1 | 30.8 | < 0.001 |
Primiparous, % | 27.8 | 27.1 | 0.905 |
Intention to breastfeed, % | 83.8 | 70.6 | 0.041 |
Knowledgeable about breastfeeding, % | 4.4 | 7.6 | 0.197 |
Breastfeeding self-efficacy (0–56), mean (sd) | 39.0 (0.7) | 37.8 (10.4) | 0.320 |
Maternal BMI at 6 weeks postpartum, mean (sd) | 22.8 (0.3) | 24.0 (0.3) | 0.003 |
Maternal food insecurity at 6 weeks postpartum (0–27), mean (sd) | 12.1 (5.4) | 11.4 (6.1) | 0.296 |
Maternal hunger at 6 weeks postpartum (0–6), mean (sd) | 1.9 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.4) | 0.201 |
Social support at 6 weeks postpartum (0–40), mean (sd) | 28.6 (7.2) | 27.5 (7.7) | 0.201 |
Probable depression (CES-D > 16) at 6 weeks postpartum, % | 14.0 | 22.0 | 0.093 |