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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the surveyed population in Nicaragua

From: Breastfeeding practices in Masaya, Nicaragua: a facility based cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Newborn

N = 97 (%)

Under 5 years old

N = 139 (%)

Employment status

 Work outside the home

26 (26.8%)

51 (36.6%)

 Housewife

71 (73.2%)

87 (62.5%)

 In-home business

13 (13.4%)

19 (13.7%)

Relationship status

 Single

11 (11.3%)

24 (17.2%)

 In a relationship

73 (75.3%)

61 (43.8%)

 Married

13 (13.4%)

53 (38.2%)

Education level

 Incomplete primary school

21 (21.7%)

36 (25.9%)

 Completed primary school

27 (27.8%)

39 (28.1%)

 Completed secondary school

32 (33.0%)

42 (30.2%)

 Completed university or beyond

17 (17.5%)

22 (15.9%)

Child’s sex

 Male

49 (50.5%)

67 (48.2%)

 Female

48 (49.5%)

72 (51.8%)

Delivery route

 Vaginal

56 (57.7%)

84 (60.4%)

 C- section

41 (42.3%)

55 (39.6%)

 Preterm

24 (24.7%)

35 (25.2%)

 Complications at delivery

21 (21.7%)

45 (32.4%)

House members

 Father of child

74 (76.0%)

115 (82.7%)

 Grandparents

40 (41.6%)

57 (41.0%)

 Aunts/uncles

19 (19.6%)

23 (16.5%)

 Other children

55 (56.7%)

89 (64.0%)

Head of household

 Mother/father

65 (64.9%)

110 (79.2%)

 Grandparent

30 (30.9%)

28 (20.1%)

 Other

2 (2.1%)

0 (0%)

Toilet

 Indoor toilet

48 (49.4%)

65 (46.7%)

 Latrine

49 (50.6%)

74 (53.3%)

Childcare

 Parents

63 (64.7%)

117 (84.1%)

 Family

32 (32.8%)

41 (29.4%)

 Daycare

3 (3.0%)

1 (0.7%)

Transportation to hospital

 Walk/bike

6 (6.3%)

11 (7.9%)

 Taxi

32 (32.9%)

23 (16.5%)

 Bus

45 (46.4%)

95 (68.4%)

 Personal vehicle

14 (14.4%)

10 (7.2%)

Transportation to health center

 Walk/bike

45 (46.4%)

70 (50.4%)

 Taxi

19 (19.6%)

30 (21.6%)

 Bus

19 (19.5%)

29 (20.8%)

 Personal vehicle

14 (14.4%)

9 (6.4%)

 

Mean (range)

Mean (range)

Age (years)

25.2 (16–43)

28.4 (17–46)

Total school attendance (years)

9.30 (1–19)

8.88 (1–20)

Number of children

2.13 (1–8)

2.21 (1–7)

First prenatal visit (weeks gestation)

14.0 (1–41)

10.9 (1–40)

Birthweight (grams)

3184 (1588–4082)

3252 (1089–5670)