|
Variables
|
No.
|
%
|
|---|
|
Age
|
|
< 20
|
50
|
10.7
|
|
20–34
|
390
|
83.3
|
|
35–40
|
28
|
6.0
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
25.2 (4.96)
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Married
|
468
|
100
|
|
Educational status
|
|
Illiterate
|
349
|
74.6
|
|
Primary school
|
90
|
19.2
|
|
Secondary school
|
29
|
6.2
|
|
Occupation
|
|
House wife/farmer
|
439
|
93.8
|
|
Othera
|
29
|
6.2
|
|
Wealth index
|
|
Lowest
|
94
|
20.0
|
|
Second
|
94
|
20.0
|
|
Middle
|
93
|
20.0
|
|
Fourth
|
94
|
20.0
|
|
Highest
|
93
|
20.0
|
|
Parity
|
|
Primiparous
|
86
|
18.4
|
|
Multiparous
|
382
|
81.6
|
|
Gestational age
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
27.3
|
5.96
|
|
Number of children (n = 370)
|
|
Mean ± SD
|
2.7
|
1.44
|
|
Intention to breastfeed (n = 468)
|
|
Yes
|
468
|
100
|
|
Intention to breastfeed for ≥ 24 months (n = 468)
|
|
Yes
|
395
|
84.4
|
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