Table 1 General characteristics of the mother-baby pairs, data from the Mexican National Survey of Demographic Dynamics 2018, N = 26,587
Characteristic | Skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth | |
|---|---|---|
Yes N = 20,916 | No N = 5671 | |
n (%) | n (%) | |
Sociodemographic stratum | ||
Low | 5098 (24.4) | 1195 (21.1) |
Medium–low | 11,397 (54.5) | 3141 (55.4) |
Medium–high | 3206 (15.3) | 976 (17.2) |
High | 1215 (5.8) | 359 (6.3) |
Locality | ||
Urban | 14,793 (70.7) | 4196 (74.0) |
Rural | 6123 (29.3) | 1475 (26.0) |
Considering themselves indigenous | ||
Yes | 8163 (39.0) | 2048 (36.1) |
No | 12,753 (61.0) | 3623 (63.9) |
Having a partner | ||
Yes | 17,276 (82.6) | 4611 (81.4) |
No | 3640 (17.4) | 1060 (18.7) |
Education level | ||
None | 290 (1.4) | 64 (1.1) |
≤ Primary | 2906 (13.9) | 689 (12.2) |
> Primary | 17,720 (84.7) | 4918 (86.7) |
Condition of economic activity | ||
Active | 9385 (44.9) | 2603 (45.9) |
Inactive | 11,531 (55.1) | 3068 (54.1) |
Affiliation to health institution | ||
Yes | 18,545 (88.7) | 5001 (88.2) |
No | 2371 (11.3) | 670 (11.8) |
House floor material | ||
Dirt | 778 (3.7) | 207 (3.7) |
Cement or firm | 11,903 (56.9) | 3078 (54.3) |
Wood, mosaic or other | 8235 (39.4) | 2386 (42.1) |
Piped water to the house or plot of land | ||
Yes | 19,542 (93.4) | 5324 (93.9) |
No | 1374 (6.6) | 347 (6.1) |
Refrigerator in the house | ||
Yes | 17,966 (85.9) | 4959 (87.4) |
No | 2950 (14.1) | 712 (12.6) |