Table 5 Early cessation of EBF (n = 60) by the mothers having different educational levels, knowledge on EBF, employments, monthly total family income and wealth index
| Â | EBF Period (months) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Â | A | B | Â | A | B | Â | A | B | Â | A | B | Â | A | B | |
Educational levela | No | % | % | No | % | % | No | % | % | No | % | % | No | % | % |
 No formal | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Primary | 1 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 1 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 22.2 | 3.3 | 1 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 Junior | 3 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 5 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 5 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 4 | 4.6 | 6.7 |
 Senior secondary | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
 Secondary pass | 2 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 4 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 4 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 3 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
 Diploma / degree | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 21.4 | 5.0 |
Knowledge on EBFb | |||||||||||||||
 Yes | 6 | 4.1 | 10 | 4 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 15 | 10.2 | 25.0 | 10 | 6.8 | 16.7 | 11 | 7.5 | 18.3 |
 No | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Employment of mothersc | |||||||||||||||
 Unemployment | 5 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 9 | 5.1 | 15.0 | 14 | 8.0 | 23.3 | 7 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 10 | 5.7 | 16.7 |
 Professional | 1 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 6 | 23.1 | 10.0 | 4 | 15.4 | 6.7 |
 Non-professional | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 1.7 |
Monthly incomed | |||||||||||||||
  ≤ 19,999 | 3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 11 | 12.2 | 18.3 | 8 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 7 | 7.8 | 11.6 |
 20, 000–39,999 | 2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 3 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.3 | 6.6 |
  ≥ 40,000 | 1 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
Wealth indexe | |||||||||||||||
 Poor class | 1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 4 | 13.3 | 6.6 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
 Second class | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 3 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
 Middle class | 2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.7 | 8.3 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 8 | 9.1 | 13.3 |
 Fourth class | 2 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 5 | 16.6 | 8.3 | 4 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 3 | 12.0 | 5.0 |
Total | 6 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 9 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 17 | 8.2 | 28.3 | 13 | 6.3 | 21.7 | 15 | 7.2 | 25 |