Table 4 Early cessation of EBF before completion of six months (n = 60), to the babies of different sex, birth weights and delivered by different modes by the mothers belonging to different types of families, religions, and having different number of children

Sex

No

%

%

No

%

%

No

%

%

No

%

%

No

%

%

 Male

2

2.0

3.3

5

4.9

8.3

10

9.8

16.7

11

10.8

18.3

5

4.9

8.3

 Female

4

3.8

8.3

4

3.8

6.7

7

6.6

11.7

2

1.9

3.3

10

9.4

16.7

Birth weight^a

 LBW

3

1.7

5.0

6

3.4

10.0

13

7.4

21.7

7

4.0

11.7

13

7.4

21.7

 NBW

3

9.4

5.0

3

9.4

5.0

4

12.5

8.3

6

18.8

10

2

6.3

3.3

Mode of delivery

 Cesarean

3

9.7

5.0

2

6.5

3.3

4

12.9

6.7

3

9.7

5

3

9.7

5.0

 Vaginal

3

1.7

5.0

7

4.0

1.7

13

7.3

21.7

10

5.6

16.7

12

6.8

20.0

Type of family

 Nuclear

2

1.6

3.3

7

5.7

11.7

8

6.6

13.3

9

7.4

15

12

9.8

20

 Extended

4

4.7

6.7

2

2.3

3.3

9

10.5

15.0

4

4.7

6.7

3

3.5

5.0

Religion

 Hindu

5

2.8

8.3

9

5.0

15

11

6.1

18.3

13

7.3

21.7

15

8.4

25

 Christian

1

0.8

1.7

0

0.0

0.0

6

20.7

10.0

0

0.0

0.0

0

0.0

0.0

No. of children

 1

3

9.1

5.0

0

0.0

0.0

2

6.1

3.3

0

0.0

0.0

2

6.1

3.3

 2

1

1.4

5.0

3

4.3

3.3

7

10.1

11.7

7

10.1

11.7

5

7.2

8.3

 3

2

2.7

3.3

4

5.5

6.7

5

6.8

8.3

5

6.8

8.3

4

5.5

6.7

  > 3

0

0.0

0.0

2

6.1

3.3

3

9.1

5.0

1

3.0

5

4

12.1

6.7

Total

6

2.9

10.0

9

8.3

9

17

8.2

28.3

13

6.3

21.7

15

7.2

25