Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 395)

Age of mother (years)

29 (IQR = 25–34)

Age of child (months)

4 (IQR = 3–6)

Age of child when mother resumed work (months)

3 (IQR = 2–4)

Indicator

categories

n (%)

Gestational age of child at birth^a

 <  = 36 weeks

77 (19.49)

 > 36 weeks

313 (79.24)

Highest level of education attained^a

no formal education

6 (1.52)

primary

44 (11.14)

secondary

136 (34.43)

tertiary

204 (51.65)

not documented

5 (1.27)

Parity^a

multiparous

252 (63.8)

primiparous

138 (34.94)

Place of work^a

private sector

302 (76.46)

public sector

86 (21.77)

not documented

7 (1.77)

Nature of mothers' employment^a

salaried

175 (44.3)

self employed

215 (54.43)

Expressing milk

no

234 (59.24)

yes

161 (40.76)