Table 1 Demographic variables of the lactating women (n = 256)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
< 30 | 164 | 64.1 |
≥ 30 | 92 | 35.9 |
Number of children | ||
≤ 2 | 144 | 56.3 |
> 2 | 112 | 43.8 |
Age of child (months) | ||
< 6 | 67 | 26.2 |
≥ 6 | 189 | 73.8 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed | 238 | 93.0 |
Employed | 18 | 7.0 |
Smoking status | ||
Non-smoker | 202 | 78.9 |
Smoker | 54 | 21.1 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 135 | 52.7 |
Urban | 104 | 40.6 |
Camp of refugees | 17 | 6.6 |
Living in the vicinity of an industrial area | ||
Far (more than 500 m) | 109 | 42.6 |
Near (within 500 m) | 147 | 57.4 |
Household monthly income | ||
Low | 175 | 68.4 |
High | 81 | 31.6 |
Educational status | ||
School | 225 | 87.9 |
University | 31 | 12.1 |
Living in the vicinity of disposal of wastes | ||
Far (more than 500 m) | 236 | 92.2 |
Near (within 500 m) | 20 | 7.8 |
Use of cosmetics | ||
Less frequent (occasionally / rarely) | 39 | 15.2 |
More frequent (daily / almost daily) | 217 | 84.8 |
Use of hair dyes | ||
Less frequent (never / once in a long while) | 230 | 89.8 |
More frequent (usual) | 26 | 10.2 |
Distance to the closest paints shop | ||
Far (more than 500 m) | 226 | 88.3 |
Near (within 500 m) | 30 | 11.7 |
Peeling / chipping house paint | ||
No | 208 | 81.3 |
Yes | 48 | 18.8 |
Use of vitamins | ||
Less frequent (never / once in a long while) | 158 | 61.7 |
More frequent (usual) | 98 | 38.3 |