Breastfeeding practices and complementary feeding in Ecuador: implications for localized policy applications and promotion of breastfeeding: a pooled analysis

Table 2 Sample description of mothers’ socio-economic characteristics

Indicators		Cumbayá		Galapagos		Morona Santiago (urban)		Morona Santiago (rural)
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Marital status	Divorced or separated	11	4	15	6	13	4	33	7
	Married with partner	257	85	207	85	240	78	389	79
	Single	33	11	22	9	55	18	73	15
Educational level	Primary	21	7	25	10	125	40	268	54
	Secondary	108	36	143	58	164	53	217	44
	University	172	57	78	32	20	6	10	2
Mother’s age	15 to 19	9	3	22	9	58	19	76	15
	20 to 29	123	41	114	46	159	52	256	52
	30 to 49	169	56	111	45	92	30	162	33
Type of birth	Cesarean	175	58	97	39	13	4	7	1
	Vaginal	126	42	149	61	296	96	488	99
	Total	301	100	247	100	309	100	495	100

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