Determinants of optimum exclusive breastfeeding duration in rural India: a mixed method approach using cohort and content analysis design

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants: exploratory study of reasons for failure of EBF at 42 days’ postpartum period, Hooghli, West Bengal, India, 2018 (N = 306)

Characteristics		n	%
Age	≤22	159	52
Age	> 23	147	48
Religion	Hindu	270	88
Caste	ST	110	36
Caste	SC	138	45
Educational qualification of the mother	Up to primary	178	58
Educational qualification of the mother	Illiterate	35	11
Educational qualification of the father	Up to primary	198	66
Educational qualification of the father	Illiterate	54	18
Socioeconomic status	Lower	261	85
Family type	Joint family	164	53
Families where father of the child is the major earner		105	34
BMI	< 18.5Kg/m²	35	11
BMI	23–24.9 & ≥25 Kg/m²	111	36

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