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Table 2 Non-weighted cross-tabulation of descriptive characteristics of respondents by EBF practice

From: Intimate partner violence and exclusive breastfeeding of infants: analysis of the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey

  Overall Exclusive Breastfeeding  
N % No % Yes % Mean SD
Control Variables
 Age        28 6.5
 Education (In years)        5 5.5
 Partner’s Education (In years)       7 6.8
 Employment status         
 Currently Employed 928 37.7 342 37.0 586 38.0   
 Not Employed 1537 62.4 582 63.0 955 62.0   
 Wealth Index        −0.20 1.0
Antenatal
 Less than 3 1120 45.4 403 43.6 717 46.5   
 More than 3 1345 54.6 521 56.4 824 53.5   
Parity
 Primiparous 454 18.4 158 17.1 296 19.2   
 Multiparity 2011 81.6 766 82.9 1245 80.8   
 Child age        3 1.9
 No. of U5        2.2 1.1
Perceived size
 Very Small 378 15.3 139 15.0 239 15.5   
 Average 985 40.0 343 37.1 642 41.7   
 Large 1102 44.7 442 47.8 660 42.8   
Residence
 Rural 867 64.8 327 64.6 540 65.0   
 Urban 1598 35.2 597 35.4 1001 35.0   
  1. Total observations =2465, Weights refer to sampling weights, SD= Standard deviation, U5= Other children under 5years old in the household